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Health Insurance Act 1973 - Determination of patient contribution under subsection 3(1) (HIB 17/2007) (TAS)

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This document sets the daily hospital fee that patients must pay when staying in private hospitals in Tasmania.

What it does:

Fixes the patient contribution (the out-of-pocket amount patients pay for hospital accommodation) at $39.05 per day
Applies to all recognized (government-approved) private hospitals in Tasmania
Cancels any previous daily rates set for Tasmanian hospitals
Takes effect on 20 September 2007

Who it affects: Patients admitted to Tasmanian private hospitals who are claiming benefits under Medicare or private health insurance.

Why it matters: This daily fee represents the gap between what the government/insurer pays and what the hospital charges. Patients must pay this amount themselves for each day of their stay.

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Health Insurance Act 1973 - Determination of patient contribution under subsection 3(1) (HIB 17/2007) (TAS)

AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT

HEALTH INSURANCE ACT 1973

Determination made under subsection 3(1)

(HIB 17/2007)

I, Peter Callanan, delegate of the Minister for Health and Ageing, pursuant to the powers under paragraph (b) of the definition of ‘patient contribution’ in subsection 3(1) of the Health Insurance Act 1973 (the Act):

(1) REVOKE all previous determinations made under paragraph (b) of the definition of ‘patient contribution’ in subsection 3(1) of the Act in respect of recognized hospitals in Tasmania.

(2) DETERMINE for the purposes of paragraph (b) of the definition of ‘patient contribution’ in subsection 3(1) of the Act, that the amount of patient contribution is $39.05 per day in respect of recognized hospitals in
Tasmania.

(3) This determination takes effect on 20 September 2007.

Dated this 13th day of September 2007.

PETER CALLANAN

Hospitals Section

Private Health Insurance Branch

Position No: 01206124

Delegate of the Minister for Health and Ageing

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1 Health Insurance Act 1973 - Determination of patient contribution under subsection 3(1) (HIB 17/2007) (TAS)