Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

HEALTH INSURANCE REGULATIONS 1975 - REG 25A

         (1)    For section 128C of the Act, the circumstances are where a fee, payment or other consideration (however described) for the provision of an obstetric service:

                (a)    for a public patient in a public hospital; and

               (b)    by a medical practitioner or participating midwife, or a person acting on behalf of the medical practitioner:

                          (i)    employed on the staff of the hospital; or

                         (ii)    performing services under contract to the hospital.

         (2)   In this regulation:

"obstetric service" means a public hospital service:

                (a)    for attendance at, or associated with, the delivery of a baby; or

               (b)    requested or required by a public patient in connection with the delivery of a baby.

Example

The circumstances described by this regulation would include a booking fee or request for payment by a medical practitioner or participating midwife, or a person acting on behalf of the medical practitioner, employed by, or under contract to, a public hospital, for costs or charges of the medical practitioner or participating midwife for performing a public hospital service:

(a)     by attending a public patient in the hospital to deliver a baby; or

(b)     associated with the delivery of a baby for a public patient; or

(c)     requested or required by a public patient in connection with the delivery of a baby.