National Health Amendment Act 1992 (Cth)

National Health Amendment Act 1992

No. 200 of 1992

TABLE OF PROVISIONS PART 1—PRELIMINARY Section 1. Short title etc. 2. Commencement PART 2—AMENDMENTS OF PARTS V AND VA OF THE PRINCIPAL ACT

3. Interpretation 4. Repeal of section 5. Certain person to give notice on death of proprietor 6. Insertion of new heading in Part VA: Division 1—Preliminary 7. Interpretation 8. Insertion of new sections: 46B. Meaning of overpayment 46C. Secretary to determine accounting period in respect of certain approved nursing homes 46D. Setting of notional fees 46E. Secretary may pay or recover advances of general care benefit before notional scale of fees is set 9. Insertion of new heading in Part VA: Division 2—Types of benefit payable 10. Benefits for patients in other approved nursing homes 11. Repeal of section 12. Benefit for nursing home care in transferred homes and adjusted fee Government nursing homes 13. Insertion of new section: 48AB. When general care benefit becomes payable

TABLE OF PROVISIONS—continued Section 14. Insertion of new section: 49B. Payment of Commonwealth benefit to patient 15. Insertion of new heading in Part VA: Division 3—Miscellaneous 16. Claims for benefit 17. Repeal and substitution of new sections: 51A. Advances of benefit 51B. Treatment of money overpaid or underpaid by way of an advance 51C. Recovery of overpayments 18. Heading to Part VC 19. Insertion of new Part: PART VD—REQUIREMENTS IN RESPECT OF SALE OF APPROVED NURSING HOMES

Division 1—Preliminary 63. Object of Part 64. Application and operation of Part 65. Interpretation Division 2—Requirements on sale of approved nursing home 65A. Vendor must give notice of sale of approved nursing home 65B. Purchaser to give notice of prospective purchase of approved nursing home 65C. Investigation of accounts etc. of approved nursing home 65D. Secretary may also determine certain matters 65E. Parties to a contract of sale to be informed of results of investigation etc. 65F. Proprietor gives less than 90 days notice of settlement of contract of sale or settles in less than 90 days 65G. If no notice of sale given or vendor sells before notified date Division 3—Payment of certain moneys to the Commonwealth 65H. If paragraphs 65C(1)(c) and (d) investigations done—direction to purchaser to pay amount to the Commonwealth 65J. If amount determined under paragraph 65F(1)(e)—direction to purchaser to pay amount to the Commonwealth 65K. Certain moneys to be paid by proprietor of nursing home to the Commonwealth on or before sale of nursing home 65L. Money paid in settlement of an overpayment outstanding—how to deal with it 65M. Treatment of amount paid in respect of overpayment outstanding to which subsection 65K(2) applies 65N. Treatment of amount paid in respect of overpayment outstanding to which subsection 65K(3) applies 65P. Treatment of amount paid in respect of overpayment outstanding to which subsection 65K(4) applies 65Q. Treatment of amount paid in respect of overpayment outstanding to which subsection 65K(5) applies 65R. Treatment of amount paid in respect of overpayment outstanding to which subsection 65K(6) applies—Step 1: first investigation amount 65S. Treatment of amount paid in respect of overpayment outstanding to which subsection 65K(6) applies—Step 2: second investigation amount 65T. Time when principles take effect 65U. Parties to a contract to be informed of certain matters after sale 20. Application for review by Tribunal