18ADefinition

18A Definition (1) In this Division, ***case mix funding system*** means the system of funding health services provided by a public hospital or denominational hospital based on formulae that determine the relative weighting of particular classes of health services. S. 18A(2) inserted by No. 68/1996 s. 24(2), substituted by No. 39/2022 s. 835. (2) In this Division, ***public hospital*** includes— (a) a privately-operated hospital to the extent to which it provides health services to public hospital patients and references to patients must be construed as including public hospital patients in such a hospital; and (b) Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Victoria and any declared operator providing youth mental health and wellbeing services under a service agreement with Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Victoria— (i) to the extent to which the services are in-patient services provided to public patients; and (ii) any references to patient must be construed as including an in‑patient to whom youth mental health and wellbeing services are provided to as a public patient. S. 18B inserted by No. 112/1993 s. 6.