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 121-7   CONDITIONS ON DECLARATIONS OF HOSPITALS  

121-7(1)    
A declaration under paragraph 121-5(6)(a) that a facility is a hospital is subject to:

(a)    any conditions specified under subsection (2) ; and

(b)    any conditions that the Minister specifies under subsection (3) in relation to the facility.

Note:

Decisions by the Minister to specify conditions in relation to particular facilities are reviewable under Part 6-9 .

121-7(2)    
The Private Health Insurance (Health Insurance Business) Rules may specify conditions to which declarations under paragraph 121-5(6)(a) are subject. Any conditions so specified apply to all such declarations, whether or not the declarations were made before the conditions were so specified.

121-7(3)    
The Minister may specify:

(a)    in a declaration under paragraph 121-5(6)(a) relating to a facility; or

(b)    in a written notice given to a facility for which such a declaration is already in force;

conditions, or additional conditions, to which the declaration is subject.

121-7(4)    
A contravention of a condition to which a declaration under paragraph 121-5(6)(a) is subject does not cause the declaration to cease to have effect.

Note:

Contraventions are taken into consideration in deciding whether to revoke a declaration.