Schedule 1 to the Principal Regulations is amended as follows:

(a) by omitting Part 1 and substituting the following Part:

PART 1 - Admitted patients

Item	Service provided	Fee
		Shared ward (each day)	Single ward (each day)
1.	For a private patient who is –
	(a) an advanced surgical patient –
	(i) the first 14 days	$384	$578
	(ii) each subsequent day	$266	$453
	(b) a surgical/obstetric patient –
	(i) the first 14 days	$356	$554
	(ii) each subsequent day	$266	$453
	(c) a psychiatric patient –
	(i) the first 42 days	$356	$554
	(ii) the next 23 days	$309	$496
	(iii) each subsequent day	$266	$453
	(d) a rehabilitation patient –
	(i) the first 49 days	$356	$554
	(ii) the next 16 days	$309	$496
	(iii) each subsequent day	$266	$453
	(e) a same-day patient –
	Band 1: Gastro-intestinal endoscopy, certain minor surgical items and non-surgical procedures that do not normally require an anaesthetic	$223	.....
	Band 2: Procedures (other than Band 1) carried out under local anaesthetic, no sedation, if actual time in theatre is less than one hour	$265	.....
	Band 3: Procedures (other than Band 1) carried out under general or regional anaesthesia or intravenous sedation, if actual time in theatre is less than one hour	$308	.....
	Band 4: Procedures carried out under general or regional anaesthesia or intravenous sedation, if actual time in theatre is one hour or more	$356	.....
	(f) any other patient –
	(i) the first 14 days	$309	$496
	(ii) each subsequent day	$266	$453
2.	For an admitted patient who is a compensable patient	$855	.....
3.	For a person whose injury or disease is one for which the Defence Forces of the Commonwealth accept responsibility	$372	.....
4.	For an ineligible person who is a non-resident of Australia	$855	.....
5.	For a person receiving a medical service specified in the general medical services table	the fee specified in that table for that service  (in addition to any fee payable under item 1, 2, 3 or 4 of this Part)
6.	For a person receiving a pathology service specified in the pathology services table	the fee specified in that table for that service  (in addition to any fee payable under item 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 of this Part)
7.	For a person receiving a diagnostic imaging service specified in the diagnostic imaging services table	the fee specified in that table for that service (in addition to any fee payable under item 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 of this Part)

(b) by omitting "$86" from column 3 of item 1 in Part 2 and substituting "87" ;

(c) by omitting "$86" from column 3 of item 2 in Part 2 and substituting "87" ;

(d) by omitting from the heading to Part 2A " SUPPLY OF PHARMACEUTICAL ITEMS IN A PUBLIC HOSPITAL GOVERNED BY AN APPROVED HOSPITAL AUTHORITY " and substituting " SUPPLY OF PHARMACEUTICAL ITEMS " ;

(e) by omitting Part 2B .

Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953 .

Notified in the Gazette on 29 June 2012

These regulations are administered in the Department of Health and Human Services.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the regulation)

These regulations amend the Health (Fees) Regulations 2007 by –

(a) increasing certain fees payable by or on behalf of non-nursing-home-type patients for hospital services provided to those persons in public hospitals; and

(b) amending the fees payable by or on behalf of non-nursing-home-type patients for pharmaceutical items supplied to those persons in public hospitals.