Private Health Insurance Act 2007

CHAPTER 4 - HEALTH INSURANCE BUSINESS, HEALTH BENEFITS FUNDS AND MISCELLANEOUS OBLIGATIONS OF PRIVATE HEALTH INSURERS  

PART 4-2 - HEALTH INSURANCE BUSINESS  

Division 121 - What is health insurance business?  

SECTION 121-10   MEANING OF GENERAL TREATMENT  

121-10(1)    
General treatment is treatment (including the provision of goods and services) that:

(a)    is intended to manage or prevent a disease, injury or condition; and

(b)    is not ^[*]

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hospital treatment.

121-10(2)    
Without limiting subsection (1) , general treatment includes any other treatment, or treatment included in a class of treatments, specified in the Private Health Insurance (Health Insurance Business) Rules for the purposes of this subsection.

121-10(2A)    
Despite paragraph (1)(b) , general treatment also includes benefits for travel or accommodation relating to hospital treatment.

121-10(3)    
Despite subsections (1) , (2) and (2A) , neither of the following is ^[*]

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general treatment:

(a)    the rendering in Australia of a service for which ^[*]

To find definitions of asterisked terms, see the Dictionary in Schedule 1 .

medicare benefit is payable, unless the Private Health Insurance (Health Insurance Business) Rules provide otherwise;

(b)    any other treatment, or treatment included in a class of treatments, specified in the Private Health Insurance (Health Insurance Business) Rules for the purposes of this paragraph.