Private Health Insurance Act 2007

CHAPTER 3 - COMPLYING HEALTH INSURANCE PRODUCTS  

PART 3-3 - REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPLYING HEALTH INSURANCE PRODUCTS  

Division 72 - Benefit requirements for policies that cover hospital treatment  

SECTION 72-12  

72-12   MEANING OF HUMAN TISSUE PRODUCT  
A human tissue product is a thing that:

(a)    either:


(i) comprises, contains or is derived from human cells or human tissues; or

(ii) is specified in the Private Health Insurance (Medical Devices and Human Tissue Products) Rules for the purposes of this subparagraph; and

(b)    is represented in any way to be, or is, whether because of the way in which it is presented or for any other reason, likely to be taken to be:


(i) for use in the treatment or prevention of a disease, ailment, defect or injury affecting persons; or

(ii) for use in influencing, inhibiting or modifying a physiological process in persons; or

(iii) for use in the replacement or modification of parts of the anatomy in persons; and

(c)    is not specified in the Private Health Insurance (Medical Devices and Human Tissue Products) Rules as a thing that is not a human tissue product for the purposes of this Act.


 

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