17Amount of Level 1 Commonwealth contribution

17 Amount of Level 1 Commonwealth contribution

Claims for incidents that are not out‑of‑hospital incidents (1) The amount of a Level 1 Commonwealth contribution in relation to a claim for an incident that is not an out‑of‑hospital incident is: (a) 80%; or (b) such other percentage as is specified in the Rules; of the amount by which the amount of the eligible insurer’s qualifying payment, or the sum of the eligible insurer’s qualifying payments (see subsection 16(3)), in relation to the claim, exceeds the Level 1 claim threshold but does not exceed the Level 2 claim threshold. Claims for out‑of‑hospital incidents (2) The amount of a Level 1 Commonwealth contribution in relation to a claim for an out‑of‑hospital incident is 100% of the eligible insurer’s qualifying payment, or the sum of the eligible insurer’s qualifying payments, for the claim, if the amount does not exceed the Level 2 claim threshold.