{"id":"F2008L03498","name":"Health Insurance Act 1973 - Determination of patient contribution under subsection 3(1) (HIB 11/2008) (AUSTRALIA)","slug":"health-insurance-act-1973-determination-of-patient-contribution-under-subsection-3-1-hib-11-2008-aus","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":120568,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L03498-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Health Insurance Act 1973 - Determination of patient contribution under subsection 3(1) (HIB 11/2008) (AUSTRALIA)","content":"AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT  \n\nHEALTH INSURANCE ACT 1973\n\nDetermination made under subsection 3(1)\n\n(HIB 11/2008)\n\nI, Peter Callanan, delegate of the Minister for Health and Ageing, pursuant to the powers under paragraph (d) of the definition of 'patient contribution' in subsection 3(1) of the Health Insurance Act 1973 (the Act):\n\n(1) REVOKE all previous determinations made under paragraph (d) of the definition of ‘patient contribution’ in subsection 3(1) of the Act in respect of private hospitals in all States and Territories within Australia.\n\n(2) DETERMINE for the purposes of paragraph (d) of the definition of ‘patient contribution’ in subsection 3(1) of the Act, that the amount of patient contribution be $40.80 per day in respect of private hospitals in all States and Territories within Australia.\n\n(3) This determination takes effect on 20 September 2008.\n\nDated this 18th day of September 2008.\n\nPeter Callanan\n\nHospitals Section\n\nPrivate Health Insurance Branch\n\nPosition No: 1206124\n\nDelegate of the Minister for Health and Ageing","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1268},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination performs the exact function authorized by the Health Insurance Act 1973—setting a specific dollar amount for patient contributions. It is a routine administrative update that does not expand the scope or purpose of the legislation beyond the statutory mandate to determine this financial threshold."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision setting a fixed monetary amount ($40.80)","No conditional logic or exceptions","No defined terms created within the instrument itself","Only references the empowering provision in the parent Act (subsection 3(1))","Straightforward revocation of previous determinations"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument revokes prior daily patient contribution amounts and sets a single nationwide rate of $40.80 per day for private hospital admissions. \n\nIt directly affects private hospital patients (out‑of‑pocket “gap” costs), private hospitals (billing/claims), and insurers (benefit and safety‑net calculations), influencing how much patients pay and recover after a hospital stay."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/health-insurance-act-1973-determination-of-patient-contribution-under-subsection-3-1-hib-11-2008-aus","history":"/api/acts/health-insurance-act-1973-determination-of-patient-contribution-under-subsection-3-1-hib-11-2008-aus/history","analysis":"/api/acts/health-insurance-act-1973-determination-of-patient-contribution-under-subsection-3-1-hib-11-2008-aus/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/health-insurance-act-1973-determination-of-patient-contribution-under-subsection-3-1-hib-11-2008-aus/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/health-insurance-act-1973-determination-of-patient-contribution-under-subsection-3-1-hib-11-2008-aus/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/health-insurance-act-1973-determination-of-patient-contribution-under-subsection-3-1-hib-11-2008-aus/documents"}}