30Bulk billing arrangements for hospital, ambulance and other expenses

#### 30 Bulk billing arrangements for hospital, ambulance and other expenses 30 Bulk billing arrangements for hospital, ambulance and other expenses > > (1) Bulk billing arrangements may be entered into by the Authority with respect to— > > > > > (a) the payment of expenses incurred in connection with the treatment of participants in the Scheme at hospitals, or > > > > > (b) the payment of expenses incurred in transporting participants in the Scheme by ambulance, or > > > > > (c) the payment of other treatment expenses incurred by participants in the Scheme. > > > (2) A bulk billing arrangement is an arrangement made with the Minister for Health, the State Insurance Regulatory Authority, service providers or others acting on their behalf for the payment by the Authority of any such expenses of participants in the Scheme at the rate provided by the arrangement. > > > (3) For the purposes of this section, the treatment or transport of participants in the Scheme includes the treatment or transport of persons classified as participants in the Scheme in accordance with a bulk billing arrangement. > > **s 30:** Am 2015 No 19, Sch 8 \[3\].