Queensland Consolidated Acts

HOSPITAL AND HEALTH BOARDS ACT 2011 - SECT 53G

53G Payment into State managed fund

(1) The following must be paid into the State managed fund—

(a) block funding allocated by the State, or paid from the State pool account, for the provision of hospital and other health services under the National Health Reform Agreement;

(b) funding for teaching, training and research related to the provision of health services allocated by the State, or paid from the State pool account, under the National Health Reform Agreement.

(2) Exceptional payments for the provision of health services decided by the chief executive may be paid into the State managed fund.

(3) The amounts paid into the State managed fund may include adjustments—

(a) to reflect the difference between estimated and actual services provided; and

(b) for other funding reconciliations under the National Health Reform Agreement.

(4) In this section—

"block funding" means funding for public patient services that are not appropriately funded through activity-based funding but does not include top-up funding provided by the Commonwealth under the National Health Reform Agreement.