4. Definitions

Note: Terms used in these Rules have the same meaning as in the Act―see section 13 of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. These terms include 'general treatment', 'hospital', 'hospital treatment' and 'medical practitioner'.

(1) In these rules:

appropriate accrediting body means a body approved by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare to accredit health care organisations or health care providers against the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards as at 1 January 2013.

Note: The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare is established under section 8 of the National Health Reform Act 2011.

Act means the Private Health Insurance Act 2007.

Chinese medicine practitioner means a Chinese medicine practitioner, Chinese herbal dispenser, Chinese herbal medicine practitioner, Oriental medicine practitioner or acupuncturist.

chronic disease management program has the same meaning as in rule 12 of the Private Health Insurance (Health Insurance Business) Rules made under the Act and in force from time to time.

health care organisation means an organisation that as part of its business is responsible for the clinical and administrative management of patients, but does not include a hospital. For the avoidance of doubt, an individual providing treatment to a patient as a health care provider is not a health care organisation.

Note: 'Treatment' is a defined term in these Rules.

health care provider means an individual who provides treatment, but, for the avoidance of doubt, does not include a person who is acting in the capacity of a health care organisation.

health management program has the same meaning as in subrule 11 (2) of the Private Health Insurance (Health Insurance Business) Rules made under the Act and in force from time to time.

Medical radiation practitioner means a diagnostic radiographer, medical imaging technologist, radiographer, nuclear medicine scientist, nuclear medicine technologist or radiation therapist.

National Law means:

(a) for a State or Territory other than Western Australia — the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law set out in the Schedule to the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act 2009 (Qld) as it applies (with or without modification) as law of the State or Territory; or

(b) for Western Australia — the legislation enacted by the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (WA) Act 2010 that corresponds to the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law.

Note The Intergovernmental Agreement for a National Registration and Accreditation Scheme for the Health Professions that was made on 26 March 2008 provides for the enactment of the State and Territory legislation mentioned in this definition.