Health Legislation Amendment (Private Health Insurance) Act 2006 (83 of 2006)

Schedule 1   Amendments relating to the Health Insurance Ombudsman

National Health Act 1953

95   After subsection 82ZTCA(1)

Insert:

(1A) The Health Insurance Ombudsman may make recommendations under paragraph (1)(b) concerning health care providers or a particular health care provider only to the extent to which the recommendations relate to:

(a) the application of a private health insurance arrangement or a class of private health insurance arrangements to services or goods provided, or to goods manufactured or supplied, by that kind of health care provider; or

(b) a private health insurance arrangement or a class of private health insurance arrangements to which that kind of health care provider may be party.