Private Health Insurance Legislation Amendment Rules (No. 4) 2023 (F2023L00901)
Schedule 1 Amendments - Minimum accommodation benefits
Private Health Insurance (Benefit Requirements) Rules 2011
2 Clause 2 of Schedule 1 (Table 2)
Repeal the table (including the heading), substitute:
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Table 2-Victoria-overnight shared ward accommodation for private patients at public hospitals |
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Column 1 |
Column 2 |
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Class of patient |
Minimum benefit payable per night |
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Advanced surgical patient |
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- first 14 days |
$509 |
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- over 14 days |
$354 |
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Surgical patient or obstetric patient |
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- first 14 days |
$472 |
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- over 14 days |
$354 |
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Psychiatric patient |
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- first 42 days |
$472 |
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- 43 – 65 days |
$410 |
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- over 65 days |
$354 |
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Rehabilitation patient |
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- first 49 days |
$472 |
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- 50 - 65 days |
$410 |
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- over 65 days |
$354 |
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Other patients |
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- first 14 days |
$410 |
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- over 14 days |
$354 |