EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
Issued by Authority of the Minister for Health and Ageing
Health Insurance Act 1973
Determination under Subsection 3(1)
(HIB 09/2007)
Paragraph (d) 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 benefit payable to a nursing-home type patient of a private hospital in a State or internal Territory.
This determination determines for the purposes of paragraph (d) that the amount of patient contribution shall, on and from 20 March 2007 be $38.20 per day in respect of private hospitals in all States and Territories within Australia.
Consultation
These changes are mechanical in nature. The changes are linked to the biannual change to the pension increase and do not substantially alter existing arrangements for the private hospital sector.
This determination commences on 20 March 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
MARCH 2007