PHI 65/21 Private Health Insurance (Health Insurance Business) Amendment Rules (No. 2) 2021

Exclusion from hospital treatment of new temporary MBS items for specialist telehealth and phone services performed by the admitting medical practitioner or admitting dental practitioner for private patients admitted to hospital.

Date published:
PHI circular type:
PHI announcement
Audience:
Health sector

The Private Health Insurance (Health Insurance Business) Amendment Rules (No. 2) 2021(the Amendment Rules) amend the:

  • Private Health Insurance (Health Insurance Business) Rules 2018 (the Business Rules).

The Amendment Rules were registered on the Federal Register of Legislation on 14 September 2021 and commenced on 15 September 2021.

The Amendment Rules amend the Business Rules to exclude from the definition of hospital treatment 40 new temporary Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) items for specialist telehealth and phone services performed by the admitting medical practitioner or admitting dental practitioner for private patients admitted to hospital.

Further details on the amendments are included in the Explanatory Statement accompanying the Amendment Rules available on the Federal Register of Legislation at www.legislation.gov.au by searching ‘Private Health Insurance (Health Insurance Business) Amendment Rules (No. 2) 2021’.