7Fees

7 Fees

(1)  If any hospital service is provided to any person by or on behalf of the State, a fee determined in accordance with this section or, if not so determined, prescribed in the regulations is payable by or on behalf of that person.

(2)  The Secretary may waive the payment of the whole or part of any fee payable by or on behalf of a person under this section in such circumstances as the Secretary considers appropriate.

(3)  The fee payable for hospital services provided to a person whose fees and charges are being funded by a licensed insurer, within the meaning of the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 , is the amount agreed from time to time by the Minister and the relevant licensed insurer for the provision of those services.

(3A)  [Section 7 Subsection (3A) inserted by No. 28 of 2011, s. 24, Applied:31 Oct 2011] The fee payable for hospital services provided to a person whose fees and charges are being funded by the Asbestos Compensation Commissioner appointed under the Asbestos-Related Diseases (Occupational Exposure) Compensation Act 2011 is the amount agreed from time to time by the Minister and the Asbestos Compensation Commissioner for the provision of those services.

(4)  The fee payable for hospital services provided to a person whose fees and charges are being funded by the Motor Accidents Insurance Board is the amount agreed from time to time by the Minister and the Motor Accidents Insurance Board for the provision of those services.

(5)  The fee payable for hospital services provided to a person whose fees and charges are being funded by a registered organisation, within the meaning of the National Health Act 1953 of the Commonwealth, is the amount agreed from time to time by the Minister and the registered organisation for the provision of those services.

(6)  The fee payable for hospital services provided to a person whose fees and charges are being funded by a prescribed department is the amount agreed from time to time by the Minister and the Commonwealth Minister for the provision of those services.

(7)  In this section –

Commonwealth Minister means the Minister responsible from time to time for the administration of the prescribed department;