AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

HEALTH COMMISSION (CHARGES) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT)

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

No. 5 of 1982

	The Minister for Health has made regulations under the Health Commission Ordinance 1975 which amend the Health Commission (Charges) Regulations.

	The amending Regulations make the following substantive changes to the principal Regulations:–

•	Charges prescribed in the Regulations for nursing home accommodation and nursing home type accommodation provided by the Capital Territory Health Commission vary with the movement in levels of benefits paid by the Commonwealth under nationwide arrangements.  The minimum patient contribution towards accommodation in a nursing home is calculated at 87½% of the single rate age pension plus supplementary allowance.  The supplementary allowance increased from 11 February 1982.  The charges for nursing home and nursing home type accommodation have increased to reflect this increase.

•	Charges prescribed for dental services provided by the Commission have been repealed.

The exemption from prescribed charges for ambulance services to persons provided with ambulance services in relation to the diagnosis, treatment or control of a notifiable disease as defined in the Public Health (Infectious and Notifiable Diseases) Regulations has been removed.