Health (Fees) Regulations 2017
7Fees for surgically implanted prostheses
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7 Fees for surgically implanted prostheses
(1) In this regulation –
gap-permitted prosthesis means a gap-permitted prosthesis within the meaning of the Private Health Insurance (Prostheses) Rules (No. 1) 2017 of the Commonwealth;
no-gap prosthesis means a no-gap prosthesis within the meaning of the Private Health Insurance (Prostheses) Rules (No. 1) 2017 of the Commonwealth.
(2) The fees payable by or on behalf of a person for providing the person in a public hospital with –
(a) a surgically implanted prosthesis that is a no-gap prosthesis, is an amount not exceeding the minimum amount specified in relation to the no-gap prosthesis in the Schedule to the Private Health Insurance (Prostheses) Rules (No. 1) 2017 of the Commonwealth; or
(b) a surgically implanted prosthesis that is a gap-permitted prosthesis, is an amount not exceeding the maximum amount specified in relation to the gap-permitted prosthesis in the Schedule to the Private Health Insurance (Prostheses) Rules (No. 1) 2017 of the Commonwealth.