Private Health Insurance Act 2007

CHAPTER 5 - ENFORCEMENT  

PART 5-2 - GENERAL ENFORCEMENT METHODS  

Division 188 - Performance indicators  

SECTION 188-1   PERFORMANCE INDICATORS  

188-1(1)    
The Private Health Insurance (Complying Product) Rules may set out performance indicators to be used by the Minister in monitoring private health insurers ' compliance with the principle of community rating in section 55-5 and the community rating requirements in Division 66 .

188-1(2)    
The performance indicators are to be framed:

(a)    to assist the Minister in detecting breaches of the principle of community rating in section 55-5 or the community rating requirements in Division 66 ; and

(b)    to alert the Minister to any practices of a private health insurer in relation to community rating that may require investigation; and

(c)    to alert the Minister to any practices of one or more private health insurers in relation to community rating that may be contrary to government health policy and may require a regulatory response.




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