Private Health Insurance Act 2007

CHAPTER 3 - COMPLYING HEALTH INSURANCE PRODUCTS

PART 3-1 - INTRODUCTION

Division 50 - Introduction

SECTION 50-1

50-1 WHAT THIS CHAPTER IS ABOUT

Broadly, health insurance that is made available to the public must meet the requirements in this Chapter. This means that:

(a) the insurance must be community-rated (that is, made available in a way that does not discriminate between people) (see Part 3-2 ); and

(b) the insurance must be in the form of a complying health insurance product (see Part 3-3 ); and

(c) the private health insurers who make the products available must meet certain obligations to people insured or seeking to be insured under the products (see Part 3-4 ).

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