Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

NATIONAL HEALTH REGULATIONS 1954 - SCHEDULE 6

(regulation 52)

1.             Patient details:

                (a)    surname of patient;

               (b)    first given name of patient;

                (c)    other given names of patient (if any);

               (d)    date of birth of patient;

                (e)    sex of patient;

                (f)    address (including postcode) of patient;

               (g)    departmental computer code identifying patient;

               (h)    departmental computer code identifying patient's State or Territory of residence;

                (i)    departmental computer code indicating that the patient is deceased (if applicable).

2.             Nursing home details:

                (a)    name of nursing home;

               (b)    address (including postcode) of nursing home;

                (c)    approval number of nursing home;

               (d)    name of proprietor of nursing home;

                (e)    type of nursing home:

                          (i)    private; or

                         (ii)    government; or

                        (iii)    charitable; or

                        (iv)    transferred; or

                         (v)    adjusted fee government;

                (f)    departmental computer code indicating whether nursing home is an exempt nursing home;

               (g)    period (if any) for which nursing home has been granted exempt status.

3.             Patient admission details:

                (a)    date of admission of patient to nursing home (year, month and day);

               (b)    date of admission approval in accordance with form NH5 (authorised under subsection 40AB (1) of the Act) (year, month and day);

                (c)    departmental computer code identifying delegated authority approving admission of patient;

               (d)    type of care provided to patient:

                          (i)    non respite (continuing care); or

                         (ii)    benefit respite care; or

                        (iii)    leave respite care;

                (e)    if the patient has been discharged from nursing home -- the date of discharge (year, month and day);

                (f)    if the patient has died, date of death (year, month and day).

4.             Patient assessment details:

                (a)    classification category of patient in accordance with form NH4 (authorised under subsection 40AFD (4) of the Act);

               (b)    if the patient was approved for a particular category -- the date of approval (year, month, day);

                (c)    assessment of patient in accordance with form NH10 (authorised under subsection 40AF (1) of the Act):

                          (i)    ordinary care; or

                         (ii)    extensive care;

               (d)    if the patient was approved for extensive care -- the date of approval (year, month, day);

                (e)    departmental computer code identifying delegated authority approving assessment.

5.             Monthly payment record and category of patient:

                (a)    monthly date for payment (year, month);

               (b)    claimable occupied bed days;

                (c)    non-claimable occupied bed days;

               (d)    claimable social leave days;

                (e)    non-claimable social leave days;

                (f)    claimable hospital leave days;

               (g)    non-claimable hospital leave days;

               (h)    claimed monthly payment;

                (i)    departmental computer code identifying occupied bed days and payments relating to exempt or non-exempt patients.