Public Submission for Proposal to Modify AR-DRG

The Department of Health and Ageing invites interested parties to submit proposals for changes to the AR-DRG classification.

In this section:

The AR-DRG classification is developed and maintained by the Classification Development Section of the Department of Health and Ageing. The development of the classification is ongoing and follows a two-year cycle.

The development of AR-DRG version 6.0 has been completed and a new cycle for the next version of AR-DRG has started. The Department invites interested parties to submit proposals to feed into the next AR-DRG update. Submissions for changes can be lodged using the public submission form and then mail/fax/email to:

Classification Development Section
Healthcare Services Information Branch
MDP 47
Department of Health and Ageing
PO Box 9848
Canberra ACT 2601

Fax: (02) 6289 7630
Email: casemix.queries@health.gov.au

Download the public submission form (PDF 10 KB)

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