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Hospital Circulars 2004 Index

Hospital Circulars for the year 2004 are listed here in the date order they were published. The relevant Publication Number links to the Circular.

Publication Number 40 / 2004 - 26 November 2004

Date Issued: 26 November 2004
Subject: Provision of Patient Information to the Lions Corneal Donation Service - Melbourne


Publication Number 39 / 2004 - 14 December 2004

Date Issued: 14 December 2004
Subject: Funding and Payment of 2004 Medical Scientists, Pharmacists & Related Designations EBA


Publication Number 38 / 2004 - 13 December 2004

Date Issued: 13 December 2004
Subject: Funding and Payment of 2004 Mental Health Services EBA


Publication Number 37 / 2004 - 9 December 2004

Date Issued: 9 December 2004
Subject: Public Hospital service prices for DVA patients - Changes
Rehab in the Home (RITH)


Publication Number 36 / 2004 - 6 December 2004

Date Issued: 6 December 2004
Subject: Funding and Payment of 2004 Allied Health Professionals’ EBA


Publication Number 35 / 2004 - 2 December 2004

Date Issued: 2 December 2004
Subject: Outpatient charges, PBS co-payments and Safety Net thresholds


Publication Number 34 / 2004 - 24 November 2004

Date Issued: 24 November 2004
Subject: Australian Health Care Agreement: Compliance with Medicare Principles


Publication Number 33 / 2004 - 22 November 2004

Date Issued: 22 November 2004
Subject: Highly Specialised Drugs Program


Publication Number 32 / 2004 - 13 October 2004

Date Issued: 13 October 2004
Subject: Public Hospital Charges - Changes
Home Enteral Nutrition (HEN)

Circular 32 has been superseded by Circular 23 2005


Publication Number 31 / 2004 - 12 October 2004

Date Issued: 12 October 2004
Subject: Dressings for Department of Veterans’ Affairs beneficiaries


Publication Number 30 / 2004 - 11 October 2004

Date Issued: 11 October 2004
Subject: Revised Public Hospital Dental Fees


Publication Number 29/ 2004 - 12 October 2004

Date Issued: 12 October 2004
Subject: Public Hospital Charges - Changes
Nursing Type Home Patients (NHTP)


Publication Number 28 / 2004 - 15 September 2004

Date Issued: 15 September 2004
Subject: Funding and Payment of 2004 General Nurses’ EBA


Publication Number 27 / 2004 - 8 September 2004

Date Issued: 8 September 2004
Subject: Recombinant Factor VIII and recombinant Factor IX


Publication Number 26 / 2004 - 1 September 2004

Date Issued: 1 September 2004
Subject: Public Hospital Charges - Changes
Private Admitted Patients - Same day patients


Publication Number 25 / 2004 - 25 September 2004

Date Issued: 25 September 2004
Subject: Patient Election Procedures


Publication Number 24 / 2004 - 16 August 2004

Date Issued: 16 August 2004
Subject: June 2004 Staffing Survey and 2004 Medical Workforce Survey


Publication Number 23 / 2004 - 4 August 2004

Date Issued: 4 August 2004
Subject: Reciprocal Health Care Agreement - with the Kingdom of Norway


Publication Number 22 / 2004 - 16 July 2004

Date Issued: 16 July 2004
Subject: Protocol for the contracting out of specific public hospital services


Publication Number 21 / 2004 - 12 July 2004

Date Issued: 12 July 2004
Subject: Public Hospital fees - Changes

Compensable Admitted Patients (excluding WorkCover and TAC recipients)

Publication Number 20 / 2004 - 9 July 2004

Date Issued: 9 July 2004
Subject: Highly Specialised Drugs Program


Publication Number 19 / 2004 - 9 July 2004

Date Issued: 9 July 2004
Subject:Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) Reporting


Publication Number 18 / 2004 - 25 June 2004

Date Issued: 25 June 2004
Subject: Public Hospital fees - Changes
Private Admitted Patients - overnight stays, same day patients and hospital outreach service patients


Publication Number 17 / 2004 - 21 June 2004

Date Issued: 17 June 2004
Subject: Legislative Amendments and the Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity


Publication Number 16 / 2004 - 1 June 2004

Date Issued: 1 June 2004
Subject: Accounting for Long Service Leave


Publication Number 15 / 2004 - 28 June 2004

Date Issued: 28 June 2004
Subject: To advise hospitals of changes to the 2003-04 funding policy for the Victorian Maintenance Dialysis Program


Publication Number 14 / 2004 - 27 April 2004

Date Issued: 27 April 2004
Subject: Highly Specialised Drugs Program


Publication Number 13 / 2004 - 26 March 2004

Date Issued: 22 April 2004
Subject: HSUA 3 & 4 Occupational Shortages Survey


Publication Number 12 / 2004 - 3 May 2004

Date Issued:
Subject: Recording of Aboriginal status on death certificates


Publication Number 11 / 2004 - 26 March 2004

Date Issued: 26 March 2004
Subject: Update on Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG) Shortages


Publication Number 9 / 2004 - 9 February 2004

Date Issued: 29 March 2004
Subject: Highly Specialised Drugs Program


Publication Number 8 / 2004 - 16 March 2004

Date Issued: 16 March 2004
Subject: Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG) Shortages

This circular replaces 06/2004 issued on 12 March 2004 with the following amendment; Sandoglobulin ® is imported and sold by CSL Ltd - Bioplasma Division.


Publication Number 7 / 2004 - 23 March 2004

Date Issued: 1 April 2004
Subject: Nursing Home Type Patients (NHTPs) in public hospitals – change inpatient contribution


Publication Number 6 / 2004 - 12 March 2004

Date Issued: 12 March 2004
Subject: Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG) Shortages


Publication Number 4 / 2004 - 9 February 2004

Date Issued: 9 February 2004
Subject: Highly Specialised Drugs Program


Publication Number 3 / 2004 - 9 February 2004

Date Issued: 9 February 2004
Subject:

  1. The imposition of new benefits arrangements for Prostheses by Medibank Private Ltd
  2. Agreement between Department of Human Services and Medibank Private Ltd on a new determination process for benefits payable to Victorian public hospitals for prostheses.

Publication Number 2 / 2004 - 27 January 2004

Date Issued: 27 January 2004
Subject: Highly Specialised Drugs Program


Publication Number 1 / 2004 - 12 January 2004

Date Issued: 12 January 2004
Subject: Metropolitan and Regional Paediatric and Adult Major Trauma Triage Guidelines