(1) A same day patient
must be classified under this clause for the purpose of the payment of the
fees and charges set out in Schedule 1 in respect of a same day patient.
(2) A same day patient
must be classified as —
(a) a
public same day patient, namely, a same day patient who is an eligible person
(not being a compensable same day patient, an eligible veteran same day
patient or a same day patient who elects to be treated as a private same day
patient); or
(b) a
private same day patient, namely, a same day patient who is an eligible person
(not being a compensable same day patient) and who elects to be treated as a
private same day patient; or
(c) a
compensable same day patient; or
(d) an
eligible veteran same day patient, namely, a same day patient —
(i)
who is a veteran; and
(ii)
who elects to be treated under the DVA arrangement;
or
(e) an
ineligible same day patient, namely, a same day patient —
(i)
who is not an eligible person; and
(ii)
who is not a compensable same day patient.
(3) At the time of
admission to a hospital, or as soon as practicable after admission, an
eligible person (not being a compensable same day patient or veteran) must
elect whether the person wishes to be classified as a —
(a)
public same day patient; or
(b)
private same day patient.
(4) At the time of
admission to a hospital, or as soon as practicable after admission, a veteran
must elect whether the veteran wishes to be classified as —
(a) an
eligible veteran same day patient; or
(b) a
public same day patient; or
(c) a
private same day patient.
(5) For the purposes
of subclause (2)(c), a compensable same day patient includes a person in
respect of the payment for whose health services one or more of the following
applies or appears prima facie to apply —
(a) the
Workers’ Compensation and Injury Management Act 1981 ;
(ab) the
Motor Vehicle (Catastrophic Injuries) Act 2016 ;
(b) the
Motor Vehicle (Third Party Insurance) Act 1943 ;
(c) the
law of Australia relating to the Defence Force within the meaning of the
Defence Act 1903 (Commonwealth).
[Clause 15 amended: Gazette 9 Mar 2018
p. 798; SL 2023/34 cl. 7; SL 2023/87 cl. 11.]