Queensland Consolidated Acts

WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND REHABILITATION ACT 2003 - SECT 218A

218A Cost of hospitalisation

(1) The costs for which an insurer is liable for hospitalisation of a worker as an in-patient at a public hospital are—

(a) the cost for the provision of the facility at a public hospital where a procedure is carried out; and

(b) the cost of medical treatment provided at the hospital.

(2) The insurer must pay the cost of hospitalisation and medical treatment, whether the hospitalisation is provided at 1 time or at different times.

(3) The insurer must pay the cost of hospitalisation that is published by WorkCover by gazette notice.

(4) In fixing a cost of hospitalisation to be published under subsection (3) , WorkCover must consult with self-insurers.