Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

HOSPITALS (SERVICES CHARGES) REGULATIONS 1984 - SCHEDULE 1

[r. 5, 7, 8, 9 and 9A]

        [Heading inserted in Gazette 29 Jun 2004 p. 2526.]

Division 1  — In‑patients

1.	Accommodation, maintenance, nursing care and other services other than in hospital beds subject to a determination made under regulation 5(2) —
	(a)         for public in‑patients ......................................	no charge
	(b)         for private in‑patients —
	(i)         in single bed wards (if taken at patient’s request) ....................................................	$540 per day
	(ii)         in other wards ..........................................	$313 per day
	(c)         for nursing home type patients .....................	$50.95 per day
	(d)         for private nursing home type patients .........	$157.75 per day
	(e)         for ineligible in‑patients ................................	$1 560 per day
	(f)         for eligible war service veteran in‑patients ...	no charge
2.	Home modifications service and supply or loan as appropriate, of such aids and appliances, orthotics and prostheses, oxygen, gas and equipment, wigs, surgical implants or devices as are approved by the Executive Director (including repair and replacement) .............................................................	no charge
	This item does not apply to —  (a)         surgically implanted prostheses subject to a determination made under regulation 5(2)(c); or
	(b)         specialized orthoses or prostheses subject to a determination made under regulation 5(2)(e).

        [Division 1 inserted in Gazette 29 Jun 2004 p. 2526‑7; amended in Gazette 30 Nov 2004 p. 5488; 19 Apr 2005 p. 1291; 28 Jun 2005 p. 2921‑2; 14 Oct 2005 p. 4555‑6; 4 Apr 2006 p. 1408; 13 Jun 2006 p. 2062; 14 Nov 2006 p. 4727; 29 Jun 2007 p. 3195; 10 Jul 2007 p. 3419; 30 Oct 2007 p. 5883; 10 Jun 2008 p. 2488‑9; 19 Dec 2008 p. 5364; 1 May 2009 p. 1435; 23 Jun 2009 p. 2463; 8 Dec 2009 p. 5001; 30 Jun 2010 p. 3099‑100; 22 Oct 2010 p. 5219‑20; 12 Apr 2011 p. 1309; 3 Jun 2011 p. 1977; 21 Oct 2011 p. 4451; 20 Apr 2012 p. 1696.]

Division 2  — Day patients

3.

Accommodation, maintenance and other services for eligible day patients .................................................

no charge

        [Division 2 inserted in Gazette 29 Jun 2004 p. 2527.]

Division 3  — Out‑patients

4.	Out‑patients service, except for drugs and medication referred to in item 5 and any service subject to a determination made under regulation 5(2) —
	(a)         for eligible out‑patients and war service veteran out‑patients ...........................................	no charge
	(b)         for ineligible out‑patients — for each individual service rendered ...............................	$177

5.	Drugs and medication, for each item —
	(a)         for holders of an entitlement card .....................	no charge
	(b)         for other people who are —         •         war service veterans who hold a —         •         personal treatment entitlement card; or         •         specific treatment entitlement card         •         pensioners; or         •         concessional beneficiaries............................	$5.80
	(c)         for all other people —
	(i)         at a participating hospital —
	(I)         for an item on the PBS list ..........	PBS price up to a maximum of $35.40
	(II)         for an item not on the PBS list ....	$28.30
	(ii)         at a hospital that is not a participating hospital....................................................	$28.30

        [Division 3 inserted in Gazette 29 Jun 2004 p. 2527; amended in Gazette 11 Mar 2005 p. 914; 28 Jun 2005 p. 2922; 3 Feb 2006 p. 518; 13 Jun 2006 p. 2062; 14 Nov 2006 p. 4727; 23 Jan 2007 p. 182; 10 Jul 2007 p. 3419; 25 Jan 2008 p. 213‑14; 10 Jun 2008 p. 2489; 10 Feb 2009 p. 273‑4; 1 May 2009 p. 1435; 23 Jun 2009 p. 2463; 19 Jan 2010 p. 148‑9; 30 Jun 2010 p. 3100; 11 Feb 2011 p. 480; 3 Jun 2011 p. 1977; 30 Dec 2011 p. 5576.]

Division 4  — Same day patients

6.	Same day treatment, other than a service subject to any determination made under regulation 5 associated with the rendering of such treatment —
	(a)         for public same day patients ...............................	no charge
	(b)         for private same day patients ..............................	$243 per day
	(c)         for eligible war service veteran same day patients ................................................................	no charge
	(d)         for ineligible same day patients ..........................	$1 422 per day

        [Division 4 inserted in Gazette 29 Jun 2004 p. 2528; amended in Gazette 28 Jun 2005 p. 2922; 13 Jun 2006 p. 2063; 10 Jul 2007 p. 3419; 10 Jun 2008 p. 2489; 23 Jun 2009 p. 2463‑4; 30 Jun 2010 p. 3100; 3 Jun 2011 p. 1977.]

Division 5  — Other services

7.

Accommodation for persons accompanying patients (except when parent accompanies sick child for medical wellbeing of sick child or breastfeeding, or when breastfed child accompanies sick mother) ...........

$32.25 per day

        [Division 5 inserted in Gazette 29 Jun 2004 p. 2528; amended in Gazette 28 Jun 2005 p. 2922; 13 Jun 2006 p. 2063; 10 Jul 2007 p. 3419; 10 Jun 2008 p. 2489; 23 Jun 2009 p. 2463‑4; 30 Jun 2010 p. 3100; 3 Jun 2011 p. 1977.]