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Private Health Insurance (Benefit Requirements) Rules 2011
11. Certified overnight Type C procedure11. Certified overnight Type C procedures
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### 11. Certified overnight Type C procedures
(1) Minimum benefits for overnight accommodation are payable for patients receiving a certified Type C procedure only if:
(a) certification has first been provided for the Type C procedure in accordance with clause 7 of Schedule 3; and
(b) certification under subclause (2) is also provided.
(2) Certification must be provided as follows the practitioner providing the certified Type C procedure must certify in writing that:
(a) because of the medical condition of the patient specified in the certificate; or
(b) because of the special circumstances specified in the certificate,
it would be contrary to accepted medical practice to provide the procedure to the patient unless the patient is given hospital treatment at the hospital for a period that includes part of an overnight stay.