sec.217Cost of hospitalisation at private hospital

### sec.217 Cost of hospitalisation at private hospital The cost for which an insurer is liable for hospitalisation of a worker as an in-patient at a private hospital is the cost for the provision of the facility at a private hospital where a procedure is carried out. The insurer must pay the cost of hospitalisation, whether the hospitalisation is provided at 1 time or at different times. The insurer must pay the cost of hospitalisation that— is published by WorkCover by gazette notice; or if a cost of hospitalisation is not published—the cost lawfully charged by the hospital. In fixing a cost of hospitalisation to be published under subsection (3) (a) , WorkCover must consult with self-insurers. s 217 amd 2004 No. 45 s 39 ; 2009 No. 38 s 59 ; 2013 No. 52 s 70 (sec.217-ssec.1) The cost for which an insurer is liable for hospitalisation of a worker as an in-patient at a private hospital is the cost for the provision of the facility at a private hospital where a procedure is carried out. (sec.217-ssec.2) The insurer must pay the cost of hospitalisation, whether the hospitalisation is provided at 1 time or at different times. (sec.217-ssec.3) The insurer must pay the cost of hospitalisation that— is published by WorkCover by gazette notice; or if a cost of hospitalisation is not published—the cost lawfully charged by the hospital. (sec.217-ssec.4) In fixing a cost of hospitalisation to be published under subsection (3) (a) , WorkCover must consult with self-insurers. - (a) is published by WorkCover by gazette notice; or - (b) if a cost of hospitalisation is not published—the cost lawfully charged by the hospital.