Commonwealth Numbered Acts

HEALTH INSURANCE AMENDMENT ACT (NO. 2) 1978

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   1.      Short title.  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Interpretation  
   4.       
   5.      Repeal of sections 5 and 5A  
   6.      Persons in Australia may apply for application of Act to them  
   7.      Heading of Part II  
   8.      Interpretation  
   9.       
   10.      
   11.     Appeal from decision on increased fee  
   12.     Administration of anaesthetic and assistance at operation  
   13.     Pathology services  
   14.     Medical benefit not payable in respect of certain medical expenses  
   15.     Commonwealth medical benefit not payable where compensation, &c., is payable  
   16.      
   17.     Medical services outside Australia  
   18.     Claims for medical benefits  
   19.     Undertakings with respect to pensioners  
   20.     Common form of undertaking  
   21.      
   22.     Approval of premises as hospital  
   23.     Daily bed payments to private hospitals  
   24.     Supplementary daily bed payments to private hospitals  
   25.      
   26.     Certain daily bed payments not payable where compensation, &c., is payable to patient  
   27.      
   28.     Interpretation  
   29.     Claims for grants  
   30.     Advances  
   31.     Recognition of consultant physician, &c.  
   32.     Functions of Committee  
   33.     Interpretation  
   34.     Recommendation by Committee  
   35.      
   36.     Health Insurance Fund  
   37.     Use of health insurance cards  
   38.     Officers to observe secrecy  
   39.      
   40.     Schedule 2  
   41.     Consequential amendments  
   42.     Application of sub-section 4 (6) of Principal Act to existing regulations  
   43.     Claims for benefits with respect to period before 1 November 1978  
   44.     Amendments of Health Insurance Amendment Act 1978  
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