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Publication Number 25/2001 21 December 2001

Date Issued: 21 December 2001
Publication: 25/2001
Distribution: Public Hospitals

Subject: PBS co-payment and Safety Net threshold

Purpose: To advise hospitals of the PBS co-payment and Safety Net threshold for 2002

Publication Number 24/2001 16 November 2001

Date Issued: 16 November 2001
Publication: 24/2001
Distribution: Public Hospitals

Subjects: Highly Specialised Drugs Program

Purpose: To advise hospitals of an error on the Filgrastim Claim Form

Publication Number 23/2001 20 November 2001

Date Issued: 20 November 2001
Publication: 23/2001
Distribution: Registrants (Acute Health Circular 11/2001)
Enquiries: Regional Office

Subjects:
2001-2002: Changes in Fees and Invoice Processing

1. TAC Admitted Patients
2. TAC Non-Admitted Patients
3. VWA Admitted/Non Admitted Patients
4. Fees Manual Updates

Publication Number 22/2001 18 October 2001

Date Issued: 18 October 2001
Publication: 22/2001
Distribution: Public Hospitals
Subjects: Highly Specialised Drugs Program

Purpose: To advise hospitals involved of recent changes to the Highly Specialised Drugs Program

Publication Number 21/2001 8 October 2001

Date Issued: 8 October 2001
Publication: 21/2001
Distribution: Public Hospitals
Subjects: Highly Specialised Drugs Program

Purpose: To advise hospitals involved of a number of changes to the Highly Specialised Drugs Program

Publication Number 20/2001 3 October 2001

Date Issued: 3 October 2001
Publication: 20/2001
Distribution: Chief Executive Officers Public Hospitals & Health Services
Subjects: Payment of 1 April 2000 Salary Increase to Medical Administrators

Purpose: To provide additional information regarding the application of Commissioner Blair's recommended medical staff salary increases to staff engaged in medical administration roles

Publication Number 19/2001 31 October 2001

Date Issued: 31 October 2001
Publication: 19/2001
Distribution: Subscribers (Acute Health Circular 7/2001 refers)
Subjects:

1. Surgically Implanted Prostheses Items:

1.1 Default supply charge
1.2 Amendments to the August 2001 schedule 5
1.3 Application forms for new items Application forms for new items to be included in the February 2002 Schedule 5

2. Nursing Home Type Patients (NHTPs) in public hospitals - change in Default Benefits and Patient Contribution
3. Administrative items

Publication Number 18/2001 29 September 2001

Date Issued: 29 September 2001
Publication: 18/2001
Distribution: Non-Metropolitan Hospitals - Ambulance Services
Subjects: Ambulance services price increase

Purpose: To advise non-metropolitan hospitals of an ambulance services price increase effective 1 October 2001

Publication Number 17/2001 29 September 2001

Date Issued: 29 September 2001
Publication: 17/2001
Distribution: Metropolitan Hospitals - Ambulance Services
Subjects: Ambulance services price increase

Purpose: To advise metropolitan hospitals of an ambulance services price increase effective 1 October 2001

Publication Number 16/2001 17 July 2001

Date Issued: 17 July 2001
Publication: 16/2001
Distribution: Public Hospitals
Subjects: Highly Specialised Drugs Program

Purpose: To advise hospitals involved of a number of changes to the Highly Specialised Drugs                Program

Publication Number 15/2001 11 July 2001

Date Issued: 11 July 2001
Publication: 15/2001
Distribution: Registrants (Acute Health Circular 7/2001)
Enquiries: Regional Office
Subjects:

1. Public hospital fees

1.1 Private Admitted Patients
1.2 Compensable (excluding WorkCover and TAC recipients) Patients
1.3 Day Only Arrangements

2. Reference Sites

Publication Number 14/2001 9 July 2001

Date Issued: 9 July 2001
Publication: 14/2001
Distribution: Public Hospitals
Subjects: AIMS Reporting

Purpose: To provide details of changes in AIMS reporting for 2001-2002

Publication Number 13/2001 14 June 2001

Date Issued: 14 June 2001
Publication: 13/2001
Distribution: Public Hospitals,
Subjects: Accounting for Long Service Leave

Purpose: To confirm the accounting treatment for the funding of the net liability movements for Long Service Leave

Publication Number 12/2001 8 June 2001

Date Issued: 8 June 2001
Publication: 12/2001
Distribution: Public Hospitals
Subjects: FBT Compensation Arrangements for HSUA No.5 Branch Covered Employees

Purpose: To advise you of an agreement reached between the Department and HSUA No.5 Branch on FBT Compensation and of the related funding arrangements.

Publication Number 11/2001 1 June 2001

Date Issued: 1 June 2001
Publication: 11/2001
Distribution: Registrants (Acute Health Circular 7/2001)
Enquiries: Regional Office
Subjects:

1. TAC Admitted Patients - changes in fees
2. TAC Non-Admitted Patients - changes in fees
3. VWA Admitted Patients - changes in fees
4. VWA Non-Admitted Patients - changes in fees
5. VWA Invoicing
6. Fees Manual Update

Publication Number 10/2001 15 June 2001

Date Issued: 15 June 2001
Publication: 10/2001
Distribution: Public Hospitals, Ambulance Services
Subjects: Ambulance charging guidelines

Purpose: To reissue existing ambulance charging guidelines in a single document

Publication Number 9/2001 11 May 2001

Date Issued: 11 May 2001
Publication: 9/2001
Distribution: Public Hospitals
Subject: Provision of Information to Ambulance Services for Billing Purposes

Purpose: To advise hospitals that the Minister has made a declaration under section 141 to enable billing information to be provided to ambulance services

Publication Number 8/2001 10 May 2001

Date Issued: 10 May 2001
Publication: 8/2001
Distribution: Public Hospitals
Subject: Highly Specialised Drugs Program

Purpose: To inform hospitals of advice from the Commonwealth regarding compassionate use of Ribavirin in the Highly Specialised Drugs Program

Publication Number 7/2001 23 May 2001

Date Issued: 23 May 2001
Publication: 7/2001
Distribution: Subscribers (Acute Health Circular 7/2001 refers)
Enquiries: Regional Office
Subject:

1. Public hospital fees and charges - changes
   1.1 Notification of changes-agency responsibilities
   1.2 Patient classification for fund benefit purposes
   1.3 Day only arrangements -Type B (Day Only) and Type C (exclusion) Lists
   1.4 Schedule 5 - Benefits Payable in respect of Surgically Implanted Prostheses and Human Tissue       Items
   1.5 Schedule 7 - Care Plans and Case Conferencing - Default Table
   1.6 Nursing Home Type Patients (NHTPs) in public hospitals-change in patient contribution

2. Guidelines for individual health funds for the purposes of approving private patient hospital -based psychiatric care programs for the purpose of health insurance benefits.
   
   
3. Medicare eligibility
   3.1 Medicare eligibility for children and their carers from the Chernobyl region
   3.2 Changes to Medicare eligibility: applicants for parent visas
   3.3 New Interim Medicare Card

4. Administrative Items
   

Publication Number 6/2001 10 April 2001

Date Issued: 2 May 2001
Publication: 6/2001
Distribution: Public Hospitals
Subject: Highly Specialised Drugs Program

Purpose: To advise hospitals involved with the Highly Specialised Drugs Program of a number of changes to the Program

Publication Number 5/2001 10 April 2001

Date Issued: 10April 2001
Publication: 5/2001
Distribution: Public Hospitals
Subject: Highly Specialised Drugs Program

Purpose: To advise hospitals involved with the Highly Specialised Drugs Program of a number of changes to the Program

Publication Number 4/2001 5 April 2001

Date Issued: 5 April 2001
Publication: 4/2001
Distribution: Health Services , Public Hospitals
Subject: Funding of the Nurses Consent Arbitration

Purpose: To provide an update in relation to funding for the nurses consent arbitration decision

Publication Number 3/2001 7 March 2001

Date Issued: 7 March 2001
Publication: 3/2001
Distribution: Public Hospitals
Subject: Management of Long Service Leave

Purpose: To provide hospitals with updated practices for management of Long Services Leave

Publication Number 2/2001 15 January 2001

Date Issued: 15 January 2001
Publication: 2/2001
Distribution: Public Hospitals
Subject: Highly Specialised Drugs Program

Purpose: To advise hospitals of recent changes to the Highly Specialised Drugs Program

Publication Number 1/2001 2 January 2001

Date Issued: 2 January 2001
Publication: 1/2001
Distribution: Public Hospitals
Subject: Patient charges for Transport Accident Commission cases

Purpose: To remind hospitals of Departmental policy in relation to Transport Accident Commission patients