Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The Minister must consider whether a * hospital to which an application relates satisfies the assessment criteria set out in the Private Health Insurance (Health Insurance Business) Rules.
(2) If the * hospital satisfies the assessment criteria, the Minister must, within 60 days after the day the application is made:
(a) include the hospital in a class set out in the Private Health Insurance (Health Insurance Business) Rules; and
(b) notify the person, in writing, of:
(i) the hospital's inclusion in a class set out in the Rules; and
(ii) the day that the hospital is included in that class and the day that the hospital's inclusion in that class ends.
(3) If the * hospital does not satisfy the assessment criteria, the Minister must, within 60 days after the day the application is made:
(a) notify the person, in writing, of that fact; and
(b) provide reasons for the decision.
Note: A decision that a hospital does not satisfy the assessment criteria set out in the Private Health Insurance (Health Insurance Business) Rules is reviewable under Part 6 - 9.