1. Circumstances1. Circumstances

### 1. Circumstances For rules 4 and 5 of Part 2 of these Rules, the circumstances specified for hospital treatment to which this Schedule applies are that the treatment is: (a) provided to a patient who is not a nursing‑home type patient; and (b) provided to a patient: (i) at a private hospital; or (ii) as shared ward accommodation at a public hospital in Victoria or Tasmania; and Note: The definition of hospital treatment in section 121‑5 of the Act includes that the treatment is provided either at the hospital or provided or arranged with the direct involvement of a hospital. This Schedule sets out benefit requirements only for treatment provided at the relevant hospital ― see paragraph 121‑5(1)(c) of the Act. (c) provided for the purpose of permitting the provision to the patient of hospital treatment that is: (i) a Type A procedure; and (ii) for a period that includes part of an overnight stay. Note: A Type A procedure is defined to include a certified Type B procedure and a certified overnight Type C procedure―see the definitions of those terms in rule 3 of Part 1 of these Rules.