Health (Fees) Amendment Regulations (No. 3) 2009
I, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, make the following regulations under the Health Act 1997 .
14 December 2009PETER G. UNDERWOOD
Governor
By His Excellency's Command,
LARA GIDDINGS
Minister for Health
These regulations may be cited as the Health (Fees) Amendment Regulations (No. 3) 2009 .
These regulations take effect on 1 January 2010.
In these regulations, the Health (Fees) Regulations 2007 are referred to as the Principal Regulations.
4. Schedule 1 amended (Fees payable by non-nursing-home-type patients)
Schedule 1 to the Principal Regulations is amended by omitting item 6 from Part 2 and substituting:
6.
For the supply of a pharmaceutical item to –
(a) a person who holds a valid Health Care Card, Pensioner Concession Card or Seniors Health Card
$5.40 (each item) if the concessional beneficiary safety net is not reached
no fee (for any item) if the concessional beneficiary safety net is reached
(b) a person who holds a valid White Card, Gold Card or Orange Card
$5.40 (each item) if the concessional beneficiary safety net is not reached
no fee (for any item) if the concessional beneficiary safety net is reached
(c) a compensable patient or an ineligible person
optional fee (not exceeding the cost of providing the item)
(d) any other person
a maximum of $26.60 (each item) if the general patient safety net is not reached
$5.40 (each item) if the general patient safety net is reached
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 23 December 2009
These regulations are administered in the Department of Health and Human Services.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the regulation)
These regulations amend the Health (Fees) Regulations 2007 by increasing the fees for pharmaceutical items that are payable by or on behalf of non-nursing-home-type patients who are non-admitted patients in public hospitals.