Private Health Insurance (Prostheses) Amendment Rules 2011 (No. 1)

I, PETER WOODLEY, delegate of the Minister for Health and Ageing, make these Rules under item 4 of the table in section 333-20 of the Private Health Insurance Act 2007. 

Dated 15 February 2011

Peter Woodley

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Peter Woodley

Assistant Secretary

Private Health Insurance Branch

Medical Benefits Division

Department of Health and Ageing

1 Name of Rules

These Rules are the Private Health Insurance (Prostheses) Amendment Rules 2011 (No. 1).

2 Commencement

These Rules commence on 21 February 2011.

3  Amendment of the Schedule to the Private Health Insurance (Prostheses) Rules 2011 (No. 1)

These Rules amend the Schedule to the Private Health Insurance (Prostheses) Rules 2011 (No. 1), as set out below:

3.1               Part A – Prostheses, at page 363 of 920, after subheading “Group 05h - Uncemented, plasma, HA, short and standard lengths, no modularity” insert subheading “B Braun Australia Pty Ltd”.

3.2               Part A – Prostheses, at page 363 of 920, after subheading “B Braun Australia Pty Ltd” under the heading “Billing Code” insert “BB274”; under the heading “Product Name” insert “Excia Hip System”; under the heading “Description” insert “plasma titanium, HA”; under the heading “Size” insert “8mm – 18mm”; and under the heading “Minimum Benefit” insert “$5000.00”.

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