EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
Issued by Authority of the Minister for Health and Ageing
Health Insurance Act 1973
Determination under Subsection 3(1)
(HIB 11/2007)
Paragraph (b) of the definition of ‘patient contribution’ in subsection 3(1) of the Health Insurance Act 1973 (the Act) provides that the Minister may from time to time determine the levels of patient contribution by a nursing-home type patient of a recognized hospital in a State.
This determination determines for the purposes of paragraph (b) that the amount of patient contribution shall, on and from 1 July 2007 be $38.20 per day in respect of recognized hospitals in Western Australia.
Consultation
The Department of Health, Western Australia was consulted regarding the new nursing home type patient contribution and has advised it will apply the new rates from 1 July 2007 in recognized hospitals within Western Australia.
This determination commences on 1 July 2007. The determination and this explanatory statement have been lodged for registration on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.
PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE BRANCH
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND AGEING
JUNE 2007