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NATIONAL HEALTH REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) 1994 NO. 139

STATUTORY RULES 1994 No. 139

Issued by Authority of the Minister for Human Services and Health National Health Act 1953

National Health Regulations (Amendment)

Subsection 140(1) of the National Health Act 1953 (the Act) provides that the Governor-General may make regulations, prescribing all matters which by the Act are required or permitted to be prescribed

A number of government nursing homes in Victoria have previously been prescribed by regulation as adjusted fee government nursing homes for the purposes of section 4AAAA of the Act on 1 May, 1 June, 1 July and 1 November 1993. This amended regulation is to prescribe an additional group of Victorian government nursing homes as adjusted fee government nursing homes.

Currently, proprietors of government nursing homes receive a fixed rate of benefit for each nursing home patient. The rate of benefit paid in respect of such patients has been frozen since 1985. In the 1992 Federal Budget, the Government announced its intention that government nursing homes be brought into the care aggregated module (CAM) funding system which applies only to privately operated nursing homes and adjusted fee government nursing homes. The CAM funding system will result in higher levels of benefit being paid to the proprietors of nursing homes that become adjusted fee government nursing homes. In order for existing government nursing homes to become adjusted fee government nursing homes and thereby be brought into the CAM. funding system, they must be prescribed as adjusted fee government nursing homes for the purposes of section 4AAAA of the Act.

Groups of government nursing homes throughout Australia have been progressively prescribed as adjusted fee government nursing homes for the purpose of the Act. On 1 May 1993, the first group of government nursing homes in Victoria became adjusted fee government nursing homes. This was followed by a second group of nursing homes in Victoria on 1 June 1993, the third group in Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania on 1 July 1993, a fourth group in Victoria on 1 November 1993 and a fifth group in Tasmania on 1 May 1994.

The purpose of the National Health Regulations (Amendment) is to prescribe a sixth group of government nursing homes, namely 30 nursing homes in Victoria, as adjusted fee government nursing homes with effect from 1 June 1994. The nursing homes prescribed are set out in the Attachment. The regulations also omit the current Schedule 5 (list of adjusted fee government nursing homes) and substitute a new Schedule 5 which consolidates the list of all adjusted fee government nursing homes.

A special consideration that should be noted in the regulations is that Mildura Base Nursing Home, previously prescribed as No 12 in part B of Schedule 5 (1 May 1993), was split into two separate homes as of 1 November 1993, Rachael Willson House (No 341 of Part 3 of the Schedule) and Fisher House (No 318 of Part 3 of the Schedule). Since then the Department has received advice that these homes now wish to remain one home. Mildura Base Nursing Home has been restored to the Schedule and the prescription of Fisher House and Rachael Willson House has been nullified.

The Regulations commenced on 1 June 1994.

ATTACHMENT

Name & Address of Nursing Home	Approval No.
Boort & District Hospital
Nursing Home
Kiniry Street
BOORT, 3537	4400S
Cohuna District Hospital
Cohuna District Nursing Home
144-158 King Street
COHUNA, 3568	4371S
Rochester & Elmore District
Health Service
Elmore Nursing Home Annexe
Jeffrey Street
ELMORE, 3558	4398S
Heathcote & District
Hospital
Nursing Home
39 Hospital Street
HEATHCOTE, 3523	4399S
Inglewood District Hospital
Nursing Home Unit
Hospital Street
INGLEWOOD, 3517	3492S
Kerang & District Hospital
Glenarm Wing
Burgayne Street
KERANG, 3579	3486S
Kyneton District Hospital
Thomas Hogan Wing
Simpson Street
KYNETON, 3444	3496S
Manangatang & District
Hospital
Nursing Home Unit
Pioneer Street
MANANGATANG,	3546	4415S
Maryborough District Health Service
Dunolly Nursing Home
Havelock Street
DUNOLLY, 3472	4402S
Maryborough District Health Service
Nursing Home Unit
Clarendon Street
MARYBOROUGH, 3465	3468S
Ouyen & District Hospital
Canon T Martin Wing
Britt Street
OUYEN, 3490	3500S
Mildura Base Hospital
Red Cliffs - Nursing Home Unit
39 Jamieson Avenue
RED CLIFFS, 3496	3451S
Mildura Base Hospital
Robinvale - Nursing Home Unit
Latje Road
ROBINVALE, 3549	4385S
Maldon District Hospital
Nursing Home Unit
Chapel Street
MALDON, 3463	3484S
Rochester & Elmore District
Health Service
Rochester Nursing Home Annexe
Pascoe Street
ROCHESTER, 3561	3405S
St Arnaud District Hospital
Nursing Home Unit
North Western Road
ST ARNAUD, 3478	3477S
Wycheproof Hospital
Nursing Home Section
Grandview Street
WYCHEPROOF,	3527	3490S
Benalla & District Memorial Hospital
Morrie Evans Wing
Coster Street
BENALLA, 3672	3470S
Cobram & District Hospital
Irvin House
Broadway Street
COBRAM, 3644	3487S
Glenview Community Care
Nursing Home
High Street
RUTHERGLEN, 3685	4393S
Goulburn Valley Base Hospital
Tatura Nursing Home
Park Street
TATURA, 3616	3464S
Goulburn Valley Base Hospital
Nathalia & District Nursing Home
Elizabeth Street
NATHALIA, 3638	3411S
Goulburn Valley Base Hospital
Waranga District Nursing Home
Coyle Street
RUSHWORTH, 3612	3402S
Kyabram Nursing Home
A G Hutchinson and
T J Tehan Wings
Fenaughty Street
KYABRAM, 3620	3455S
Mansfield District Hospital
Bentley House
Highett Street
MANSFIELD, 3722	3478S
Myrtleford District Hospital
Barwidge Lodge
30 O'Donnell Avenue
MYRTLEFORD,	3737	3426S
Seymour District Hospital
Nursing Home Unit
Brettoneaux Street
SEYMOUR, 3660	3489S
Tallangatta Hospital
Nursing Home Annexe
Barree Street
TALLANGATTA, 3700	4397S
Tawonga District General Hospital
Kiewa Valley House
Holland Street
MT BEAUTY, 3699	4377S
Yea & District Hospital
Rosebank Nursing Home
45 Station Street
YEA, 3717	4380S
Mildura Base Nursing Home
Thirteenth Street
MILDURA, 3500	3454S