HEALTH SERVICES ACT 1997 - SECT 67T Change of payment arrangements

HEALTH SERVICES ACT 1997 - SECT 67T

67T Change of payment arrangements

(1) The Health Secretary may, in accordance with the payment rules, change the payment arrangements for an ambulance fee charged to a person by--

(a) reducing the amount payable, or

(b) extending the time to pay, or

(c) permitting the fee to be paid by instalments or reducing instalments.

(2) The Health Secretary changes the payment arrangements for an ambulance fee by serving notice in writing of the change on the person who has been charged the fee.

(3) Any fee invoice or debt notice served on the person before notice of the change is taken to be amended in accordance with the changed payment arrangements.

(4) If the Health Secretary permits payment of an ambulance fee by instalment and an instalment of the ambulance fee is not paid by a due date for payment of an instalment, the remaining instalments immediately become payable.

(5) The Health Secretary must not change payment arrangements for an ambulance fee after the matter has been referred to the Chief Commissioner for the making of a debt recovery order, unless the referral is revoked.

Note : The Chief Commissioner must withdraw a debt recovery order made in relation to an ambulance fee if the referral is revoked.