Private Health Insurance (Risk Equalisation Administration) Amendment Rules 2007 (No. 1)

The Private Health Insurance Administration Council makes these Rules under item 3 of the table in section 333-25 of the Private Health Insurance Act 2007.

Dated  _____14__ December 2007

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James Dominguez

Commissioner

Private Health Insurance Administration Council

Contents

Part 1                   Preliminary                                                                                           3

1.           Name of Rules                                                                                        3

2.           Commencement                                                                                      3

3.           Amendment of the Private Health Insurance (Risk Equalisation Administration) Rules 2007   3

Schedule―Amendments                                                                                                   4

Part 1        Preliminary

1.      Name of Rules

These Rules are the Private Health Insurance (Risk Equalisation Administration) Amendment Rules 2007 (No. 1).

2.      Commencement

These Rules commence on the day after they are registered.

3.      Amendment of the Private Health Insurance (Risk Equalisation Administration) Rules 2007

The Schedule amends the Private Health Insurance (Risk Equalisation Administration) Rules 2007.

Schedule―Amendments

[1]         Rule 9 ―Interpretation

Delete the definition of nursing-home type patient and the accompanying Note, substitute

nursing-home type patient has the same meaning as in the Private Health Insurance (Benefit Requirements) Rules, made under section 333-20 of the Act, as in force from time to time.

1.       All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See www.frli.gov.au

2.       These Rules amend the Private Health Insurance (Risk Equalisation Administration) Rules 2007, which commenced on 1 April 2007.