Private Health Insurance Legislation Amendment Rules (No. 4) 2024 (F2024L00824)
Schedule 1 Amendments - Minimum accommodation benefits
Private Health Insurance (Benefit Requirements) Rules 2011
1 Clause 2 of Schedule 1 (Table 1)
Repeal the table (including the heading), substitute:
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Table 1-Overnight accommodation for private patients at private hospitals in all States/Territories |
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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 |
$527 |
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- over 14 days |
$367 |
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Surgical patient or obstetric patient |
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|
- first 14 days |
$489 |
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- over 14 days |
$367 |
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Psychiatric patient |
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|
- first 42 days |
$489 |
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- 43 – 65 days |
$425 |
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- over 65 days |
$367 |
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Rehabilitation patient |
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- first 49 days |
$489 |
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- 50 - 65 days |
$425 |
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- over 65 days |
$367 |
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Other patients |
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|
- first 14 days |
$425 |
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- over 14 days |
$367 |