Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) This Division provides that an allied health high cost claim indemnity may be paid to an eligible MDO or eligible insurer that pays, or is liable to pay, more than a particular amount (referred to as the allied health high cost claim threshold ) in relation to a claim against a person in relation to an incident that occurs in the course of, or in connection with, the practice by the person of an allied health profession.
(2) This Division also provides for the regulations and rules to deal with other matters relating to incidents covered by the allied health high cost claim indemnity scheme.
(3) The following table tells you where to find the provisions dealing with various issues:
Where to find the provisions on various issues | ||
Item | Issue | Provisions |
1 | which MDOs and insurers are eligible? | section 34ZZ |
2 | what is the allied health high cost claim threshold? | section 34ZZA |
3 | what conditions must be satisfied for an MDO or insurer to get the allied health high cost claim indemnity? | |
4 | what happens if the incidents occurred during treatment of a public patient in a public hospital? | |
5 | how much is the allied health high cost claim indemnity? | section 34ZZF |
6 | what regulations can deal with | section 34ZZG |
7 | how do MDOs and insurers apply for the allied health high cost claim indemnity? | section 36 |
8 | when will the allied health high cost claim indemnity be paid? | section 37 |
9 | what information has to be provided to the Chief Executive Medicare about allied health high cost indemnity matters? | section 38 |
10 | what records must MDOs and insurers keep? | section 39 |
11 | how are overpayments of allied health high cost claim indemnity recovered? | |