EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
Issued by Authority of the Minister for Health and Ageing
Health Insurance Act 1973
Determination under Subsection 3(1)
(HIB 27/2006)
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 20 September 2006 be $37.30 per day in respect of recognized hospitals in Tasmania.
Consultation
The Department of Health and Human Services, Tasmania was consulted regarding the new nursing home type patient contribution and has advised it will apply the new rates from the
20 September 2006 in recognized hospitals within Tasmania.
This determination commences on 20 September 2006. 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
SEPTEMBER 2006