Health and Community Services Legislation Amendment Act 1992 (Cth)

Health and Community Services Legislation Amendment Act 1992

No. 136 of 1992

An Act to amend legislation relating to health and community services, and for related purposes

[Assented to 11 November 1992]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

PART 1—PRELIMINARY

Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the Health and Community Services Legislation Amendment Act 1992.

Commencement

2.(1) Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(2) Section 38, paragraph 39(a), sections 41 and 43, paragraph 44(d) and section 49 are taken to have commenced on the commencement of Part VII of the National Health Act 1953.

(3) Section 40 is taken to have commenced on 1 July 1992.

(4) Sections 46 and 47 are taken to have commenced on 18 December 1990.

PART 2—AMENDMENTS OF THE HEALTH INSURANCE ACT 1973

Principal Act

3. In this Part, "Principal Act" means the Health Insurance Act 19731.

Interpretation

4. Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended:

(a) by omitting from the definition of "out-patient service" in subsection (1) "an in-patient" and substituting "a patient";

(b) by omitting from paragraph (a) of the definition of "patient contribution" in subsection (1) "an in-patient" and substituting "a patient";

(c) by omitting from the definition of "private patient" in subsection (1) "an in-patient" and substituting "a patient";

(d) by omitting from the definition of "public patient" in subsection (1) "an in-patient" and substituting "a patient";

(e) by omitting from subsection (1) the definition of "in-patient";

(f) by inserting in subsection (1) the following definition:

" 'patient', in relation to a hospital, does not include:

(a) a member of the staff of the hospital who is receiving treatment in his or her own quarters; or