HEALTH SERVICES ACT 1997 - SECT 67N Exemptions

HEALTH SERVICES ACT 1997 - SECT 67N

67N Exemptions

A person is exempt from the requirement to pay an ambulance fee if--

(a) a fee is not payable for ambulance services provided to the person under section 17 of the Health Insurance Levies Act 1982 , or

(b) the person is the holder of a concession card of a kind prescribed by the regulations, or

(c) the person is otherwise exempt from payment under the regulations or the payment rules.

Note : Under section 17 of the Health Insurance Levies Act 1982 , a fee is not payable if the person was, at the time the service was provided--

(a) a contributor to a health benefits fund conducted by an organisation to which section 10 of that Act applies, or

(b) a contributor to the State Ambulance Insurance Plan.