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sch.13-pt.1-div.O-sdiv.86Health Services
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sch.13-pt.1-div.O-sdiv.86 Health Services
Subdivision 86 Health Services
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | | Group | Class | Title and Description | Rate | | 861 | | Hospitals and Nursing Homes | | | | 861100 | Hospitals (Except Psychiatric Hospitals) | 2.098% | | | | This class includes employers engaged in providing hospital (except psychiatric hospital) facilities such as diagnostic medical or surgical services as well as continuous in-patient nursing care. Also included are employers providing both hospital facilities and training of medical and nursing staff. | | | | | Exclusions and References:Employers mainly engaged in(a) providing psychiatric hospital facilities are included in Class 861200 Psychiatric Hospitals;(b) providing nursing or convalescent home facilities are included in Class 861300 Nursing Homes; and(c) providing outpatient dental hospital facilities are included in Class 862300 Dental Services. | | | | | Primary Activities: | | | | | Children’s hospital operation | | | | | Day surgery, hospital, operation | | | | | Ear, nose and throat hospital operation | | | | | Eye hospital operation | | | | | General hospital operation | | | | | Hospital operation (except psychiatric, dental or veterinary hospitals) | | | | | Infectious diseases hospital operation (including human quarantine stations) | | | | | Maternity hospital operation | | | | | Obstetric hospital operation | | | | | Repatriation hospital operation | | | | | Women’s hospital operation | | | | 861200 | Psychiatric Hospitals | 2.144% | | | | This class includes employers engaged in providing psychiatric hospital facilities. Also included are employers providing both psychiatric hospital facilities and training of medical and nursing staff. | | | | | Primary Activities: | | | | | Psychiatric hospital operation | | | | 861300 | Nursing Homes | 5.055% | | | | This class includes employers engaged in providing nursing or convalescent home facilities (including the provision of nursing or medical care as a basic part of the service). | | | | | Exclusions and References:Employers mainly engaged in providing accommodation and care (except medical or nursing care as a basic part of the service) to disabled or aged people are included in Class 872100 Accommodation for the Aged and Class 872200 Residential Care Services nec. | | | | | Primary Activities: | | | | | Convalescent home operation | | | | | Hospice operation | | | | | Nursing home operation | | | 862 | | Medical and Dental Services | | | | 862100 | General Practice Medical Services | 0.566% | | | | This class includes employers of registered medical practitioners (including such employers as medical clinics or group practices) engaged in providing general practice medical services on their own account. | | | | | Exclusions and References:Employers mainly engaged in(a) operating hospitals or nursing homes are included in the appropriate classes of Group 861 Hospitals and Nursing Homes;(b) providing services of specialist medical practitioners are included in Class 862200 Specialist Medical Services;(c) providing services of registered medical practitioners in association with paramedical, nursing and/or health related social workers’ services, mainly on the account of government agencies or non-profit organisations, are included in Class 863400 Community Health Centres; and(d) providing paramedical or nursing services on their own account are included in Class 863900 Other Health Services nec. | | | | | Primary Activities: | | | | | Clinic, general practice medical, operation | | | | | Doctors, general practitioners | | | | | Flying doctor service | | | | | General practitioner, medical | | | | 862200 | Specialist Medical Services | 0.554% | | | | This class includes employers of registered medical practitioners (including such employers as medical clinics or group practices) engaged in providing specialist medical services, other than pathology laboratory operation, on their own account. | | | | | Exclusions and References:Employers mainly engaged in(a) operating hospitals or nursing homes are included in the appropriate classes of Group 861 Hospitals and Nursing Homes;(b) providing services of registered general practice medical practitioners are included in Class 862100 General Practice Medical Services;(c) providing pathology laboratory operation services are included in Class 863100 Pathology Services;(d) providing X-ray clinic operation services are included in Class 863900 Other Health Services nec;(e) providing services of registered specialist medical practitioners in association with paramedical, nursing and/or health related social workers’ services, mainly on the account of government agencies or non-profit organisations, are included in Class 863400 Community Health Centres; and(f) providing paramedical or nursing services on their own account are included in Class 863900 Other Health Services nec. | | | | | Primary Activities: | | | | | Allergist (own account) | | | | | Anaesthetist (own account) | | | | | Clinic, specialist medical, operation | | | | | Dermatologist (own account) | | | | | Gynaecologist (own account) | | | | | Hair restoration service (by registered medical practitioner) | | | | | Medical service, specialist, (except in association with paramedical, nursing or health related social workers’ services within the same employer) | | | | | Medical service, specialist, (own account) | | | | | Neurologist (own account) | | | | | Obstetrician (own account) | | | | | Ophthalmologist (own account) | | | | | Orthopaedic specialist (own account) | | | | | Otorhinolaryngologist (own account) | | | | | Paediatrician (own account) | | | | | Pathologist (own account) | | | | | Physician, consultant (own account) | | | | | Plastic surgeon (own account) | | | | | Psychiatrist (own account) | | | | | Radiologist (own account) | | | | | Rheumatologist (own account) | | | | | Specialist medical practitioner (own account) | | | | | Surgeon (own account) | | | | | Thoracic specialist (own account) | | | | | Urologist (own account) | | | | 862300 | Dental Services | 0.570% | | | | This class includes employers of registered general or specialist dental practitioners, or dental clinics in which a group of dentists is associated for purposes of carrying on their profession. Dental hospitals providing outpatient services only are also included in this class. | | | | | Primary Activities: | | | | | Clinic, dental, operation | | | | | Dental hospital (outpatient) operation | | | | | Dental surgeon (own account) | | | | | Endodontist (own account) | | | | | Oral pathologist (own account) | | | | | Oral surgeon (own account) | | | | | Orthodontist (own account) | | | | | Paedodontist (own account) | | | | | Periodontist (own account) | | | | | Prosthodontist (own account) | | | 863 | | Other Health Services | | | | 863100 | Pathology Services | 1.414% | | | | This class includes employers engaged in operating pathology laboratories. | | | | | Exclusions and References:Employers mainly engaged in(a) providing chemical testing and analysis services (other than pathology services) are included in Class 782920 Technical Services nec;(b) providing services of registered pathologists mainly on their own account or on the account of government agencies or non-profit organisations, but not in association with paramedical, nursing and/or health related social workers’ services, are included in Class 862200 Specialist Medical Services; and(c) providing services of registered pathologists in association with paramedical, nursing and/or health related social workers’ services, mainly on the account of government agencies or non-profit organisations, are included in Class 863400 Community Health Centres. | | | | | Primary Activities: | | | | | Medical laboratory operation | | | | | Pathology laboratory operation | | | | 863200 | Optometry and Optical Dispensing | 1.038% | | | | This class includes employers of registered optometrists engaged in testing sight, diagnosing sight defects or in prescribing or dispensing spectacles or contact lenses. | | | | | Exclusions and References:Employers mainly engaged in(a) manufacturing ophthalmic articles or spectacle frames or in grinding spectacle lenses are included in Class 283100 Photographic and Optical Good Mfg; and(b) retailing spectacles and sunglasses are included in 525500 Watch, Spectacles and Jewellery Retailing. | | | | | Primary Activities: | | | | | Contact lenses dispensing | | | | | Eye testing (optometrist) | | | | | Optical dispensing | | | | | Optician (own account) | | | | | Orthoptist (own account) | | | | | Spectacles dispensing | | | | 863300 | Ambulance Services | 1.291% | | | | This class includes employers engaged in providing ambulance services. | | | | | Primary Activities: | | | | | Aerial ambulance service | | | | | Ambulance service | | | | 863400 | Community Health Centres | 1.389% | | | | This class includes employers engaged in providing paramedical, nursing and/or health related social workers’ services on their own premises, mainly on the account of government agencies or non-profit organisations. These services may be provided either separately from, or together with, services of registered medical practitioners. | | | | | Exclusions and References:Employers mainly engaged in(a) providing medical services are included in one of Classes 862100 General Practice Medical Services or 862200 Specialist Medical Services;(b) operating pathology laboratories are included in Class 863100 Pathology Services;(c) providing paramedical or nursing services on their own account are included in Class 863900 Other Health Services nec; and(d) providing alcohol, drug or other counselling services nec are included in Class 872920 Non-Residential Care Services nec. | | | | | Primary Activities: | | | | | Child health centre operation | | | | | Community health centre operation | | | | | Drug referral centre operation | | | | | Medical service, GP or specialist (in association with paramedical nursing and/or health related social workers’ services within the same unit) | | | | | Paramedical service nec | | | | 863500 | Physiotherapy Services | 1.148% | | | | This class includes employers engaged in providing physiotherapy services. | | | | | Primary Activities: | | | | | Physiotherapy service | | | | 863600 | Chiropractic Services | 1.235% | | | | This class includes employers engaged in providing chiropractic services. | | | | | Primary Activities: | | | | | Chiropractor service | | | | | Osteopath service | | | | 863900 | Other Health Services nec | 1.187% | | | | This class includes employers engaged in providing paramedical, nursing or health services not elsewhere classified on their own account. This class also includes employers engaged in providing blood bank or X-ray clinic services. | | | | | Exclusions and References:Employers mainly engaged in(a) operating health farms which provide mainly accommodation are included in Class 571000 Accommodation;(b) providing paramedical, nursing and/or health related social workers’ services, mainly on the account of government agencies or non-profit organisations (whether in association with the services of registered medical practitioners or not) are included in Class 863400 Community Health Centres;(c) providing physiotherapy services are included in Class 863500 Physiotherapy Services;(d) providing chiropractic services are included in Class 863600 Chiropractic Services; and(e) operating weight loss clinics are included in Class 952920 Personal Services nec. | | | | | Primary Activities: | | | | | Acupuncture service | | | | | Audiology service | | | | | Blood bank operation | | | | | Clinical massage service | | | | | Clinical psychology service | | | | | Dietitian (own account) | | | | | Hair restoration service (except by registered medical practitioner) | | | | | Health services nec | | | | | Hearing aids dispensing | | | | | Herbalist (own account) | | | | | Homeopath (own account) | | | | | Hydropath (own account) | | | | | Massage therapy service | | | | | Midwifery services | | | | | Nursing service (own account) | | | | | Occupational therapy service | | | | | Paramedical services (own account) | | | | | Podiatry service | | | | | Speech therapy service | | | | | Therapeutic massage service | | | | | X-ray clinic operation | | | 864 | | Veterinary Services | | | | 864000 | Veterinary Services | 1.064% | | | | This class includes employers of registered veterinary practitioners. This class also includes employers engaged in operating animal hospitals. | | | | | Primary Activities: | | | | | Animal clinic operation | | | | | Animal hospital operation | | | | | Animal quarantine station operation | | | | | Spaying service | | | | | Veterinary surgeon (own account) | |