31Payment of hospital, ambulance, medical and other expenses not covered by bulk billing arrangement

#### 31 Payment of hospital, ambulance, medical and other expenses not covered by bulk billing arrangement 31 Payment of hospital, ambulance, medical and other expenses not covered by bulk billing arrangement > > (1) This section applies to— > > > > > (a) payment for the treatment of participants in the Scheme at hospitals, and > > > > > (b) payment for conveying participants in the Scheme by ambulance, and > > > > > (c) payment for any medical or dental treatment of, or rehabilitation services provided to, participants in the Scheme, > > > > in any case where payment for the expenses concerned has not been made, and is not required to be made in accordance with a bulk billing arrangement under this Part. > > > (2) The rate at which such a payment is required to be made by the Authority under this Act is as follows— > > > > > (a) in the case of treatment at public hospitals—at the rate determined by the Minister for Health by order published in the Gazette, > > > > > (b) in any case in which a maximum rate is fixed under section 32—at the maximum rate so fixed, > > > > > (c) in a case to which a rate referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) does not apply—at the rate reasonably appropriate to the treatment or service having regard to the customary charge made in the community for the treatment or service. > > > (3) If the Authority does not make that payment, the body or person who provided the treatment or service to which the payment relates may recover the payment from the Authority as a debt in a court of competent jurisdiction.