REGULATIONS
Commence-
nwnt
1966,
No.
9f
1- These Regulations shall come into operation on the fourteenth day
of February, 1966.
* Made under the Canberra Community Hospital Ordinance 1938-1964 on 9 December, 1965; notified
in the Commonwealth Gazette and commenced on 16 December, 1965.
t Made under the Canberra Community Hospital Ordinance 1938-1964 on 25 January, 1966; notified in
the Commonwealth Gazette on II February, 1966 and commenced on 14 February, 1966.
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Canberra Community Hospital (Charges) Regulations
2. The Second, Third and Fourth Schedules to the Canberra Community The schedules.
Hospital (Charges) Regulations are repealed and the following Schedules
inserted in their stead:—
" SECOND SCHEDULE
Regulation 9.
CHARGES FOR DENTAL TREATMENT
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Item No.
Dental Service provided
Charge
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Extractions, for each tooth
Extractions under general anaesthetic, the charge payable under
item 1, plus
Amalgam, porcelain, cement or synthetic fillings, for each filling .
Root treatment, per tooth
Prophylactic treatment, including scaling and cleaning
Full upper or lower denture
Full upper and lower denture
Partial dentures, consisting of not more than four teeth ..
Partial dentures, consisting of more than four teeth
Repairing fractured denture or replacing one tooth
Replacing each additional tooth after first tooth
"THIRD SCHEDULE
$
0.20
2.00
0.50
0.50
0.50
5.00
10.00
2.50
5.00
0.50
0.25
Regulation 11.
CHARGES FOR AN ATTENDANCE, A SERVICE OR A MEDICAL TREATMENT PROVIDED FOR A
PERSON TO WHOM REGULATION 11 APPLIES
Column I
Column 2
Column 3
Item No.
Attendance, Service or Medical Treatment
Charge
PART 1.—ADMINISTRATION OF ANAESTHETICS
$
1
Administration of anaesthetics, whether by one or more than one
medical practitioner, namely—
(1) General anaesthetic (not covered by any other sub-item of
this item) for—
(a) Major operation
(r>) Minor operation—
(i) lasting half an hour or longer
(ii) lasting less than half an hour
(2) Intravenous anaesthetic, for—
(a) Major operation
(b) Minor operation
(3) Spinal anaesthetic
8.40
5.60
2.80
8.40
5.60
8.40
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CANBERRA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
ORDINANCE—
" THIRD SCHEDULE—continued.
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Item No.
Attendance, Service or Medical Treatment
Charge
PART 1.—ADMINISTRATION OF ANAESTHETICS—continued
1
Administration of anaesthetics, etc.—continued
(4) Nitrous oxide
(5) Cyclopropane
(6) Local anaesthetic (not including freezing by ethyl chloride)
forte) Major operation
(b) Minor operation
$
8.40
8.40
5.60
1.40
PART 2.—TREATMENT OF FRACTURES
Division 1.—Treatment of Simple and Uncomplicated Fractures, not
being Chip Fractures and not requiring Open Operation and, except
where specified, not involving Treatment of a Joint or Joints
2
Treatment of fracture of—
(1) Nasal bones..
(2) One or more metacarpals not involving base of first carpometacarpal joint
(3) One or more metacarpals including the base of the first
metacarpal and involving the first carpo-metacarpal joint
(Bennett's fracture)
(4) One or more metatarsals
(5) Terminal phalanx of finger or thumb
(6) Proximal phalanx of finger or thumb
(7) Middle phalanx of finger
(8) Terminal phalanx of toe
(9) Proximal phalanx of great toe
(10) Proximal phalanx of toe other than great toe
(11) Carpal bone (excluding the navicular)
(12) Navicular
.
(13) Tarsal bone (excepting os calcis or os talus)
(14) Os calsis
(15) Os talus
(16) Wrist (Colles's fracture)
(17) Radius
(18) Ulna
(19) Both shafts of forearm
(20) Tibia
(21) Fibula
(22) Both shafts of leg
(23) Ankle with dislocation of ankle joint
(24) Femur
(25) Humerus
(26) Clavicle
(27) Scapula
(28) Patella
(29) Mandible
(30) Maxilla
(31) Zygoma
(32) Pelvis
(33) One or more ribs
(34) Symphysis pubis
14.00
11.20
19.60
12.60
5.60
14.00
8.40
5.60
11.20
8.40
9.45
14.00
28.00
28.00
19.60
16.80
14.00
30.80
25.20
14.00
39.20
39.20
56.00
33.60
14.00
14.00
14.00
33.60
28.00
14.00
33.60
9.80
22.40
Division 2.—Treatment of Simple and Uncomplicated Fractures requiring Open
Operation
Treatment of a simple and uncomplicated fracture of a part referred to in item 2
of this Schedule, other than a part referred to in item 4 of this Schedule,
requiring an open operation—the amount specified for the treatment of that
part in item 2, plus one-third of that amount
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Column 1
Item No.
PART 2.—TREATMENT OF FRACTURES—continued
Division 2.—continued
Treatment of a simple and uncomplicated fracture of—
(a) patella requiring an open operation—Forty-two dollars; or
(b) coccyx, requiring excision—Twenty-eight dollars
Division 3.—Treatment of Simple Fractures requiring Treatment of a Joint or
Joints
Treatment of a simple fracture of a part referred to in item 2 of this Schedule
requiring treatment of a joint or joints—the amount specified for the treatment
of that part in that item, plus, where the treatment for which the amount is
specified does not include treatment of a joint or joints one-third of that amount
Division 4.—Treatment of Compound Fractures
Treatment of a compound fracture of a part referred to in item 2 of this Schedule—
(a) requiring an open operation—the amount specified for the treatment of
that part in that item, plus one-half of that amount; or
(A) not requiring an open operation—the amount specified for the treatment
of that part in that item, plus one-quarter of that amount
Division 5.-—Treatment of Chip Fractures
Treatment of a chip fracture of a part referred to in item 2 of this Schedule
requiring little treatment—one-half the amount specified for the treatment
of that part in that item
Division 6.—Treatment of Fractures of more than one Phalanx of same Finger,
Thumb or Toe
Treatment of fractures of more than one phalanx of same finger, thumb or toe—
the sum of—
(a) whichever of the amounts specified in item 2 of this Schedule for the
treatment of those fractures is the greater or greatest amount; and
(b) Two dollars and ten cents for each of the other fractures so treated
Division 7.—Treatment of Fractures of Phalanges on more than one Finger or
Thumb, or on more than one Toe
Treatment of fractures of phalanges on more than one finger or thumb, or on
more than one toe—
(a) where the amount specified in item 2 of this Schedule for the treatment
of those fractures is the same —the sum of—
(i) the amount so specified; and
(ii) an amount ascertained by multiplying one-half the amount
so specified by the number by which the number of the
phalanges so treated exceeds one; or
{b) where the amounts specified in item 2 of this Schedule for the treatment of those fractures are not the same—the sum of—
(i) the amount which is the greater or greatest of the amounts so
specified; and
(ii) one-half of each of the other amounts so specified
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" THIRD SCHEDULE—continued.
Column 1
Item No.
P A R T 2 . — T R E A T M E N T OF FRACTURES—continued
Division
10
8.—Treatment of Complicated
Fracture
Vessels or Nerves and requiring Open
involving
Operation
Viscera,
Blood
Treatment of complicated fracture of a part referred to in item 2 of this Schedule
involving viscera, blood vessels or nerves and requiring open operation—-the
a m o u n t specified for the treatment of that part in that item plus three-quarters
of that a m o u n t
Column 2
Column 3
Attendance, Service or Medical Treatment
Charge
$
P A R T 3 . — T R E A T M E N T OF DISLOCATIONS
11
Division 1.—Treatment of Dislocations not
Open Operation
Treatment of dislocation of—
(1) Mandible
..
(2) Clavicle
(3) Shoulder
(4) Elbow
(5) Carpus on radius and ulna
(6) Carpal bone
(7) Finger
(8) M e t a c a r p o p h a l a n g e a l joint of t h u m b
(9) H i p
(10) Knee
(11) Patella
(12) Ankle
(13) Toe
Division 2.—Treatment
12
of Dislocations
necessitating
3.60
16.80
14.00
16.80
25.20
11.20
5.60
14.00
33.60
28.00
11.20
19.60
5.60
necessitating
Open Opera ion
Treatment of a dislocation referred to in item 11 of this Schedule whi ch requires
an open operation— the a m o u n t specified for the treatment of that dislocation
in that item, plus one-half of that a m o u n t
$
PART 4.—OPERATIONS
Division 1.—Amputations or Disarticulations
13
Amputation or disarticulation, namely—
(1) Finger or fingers, t h u m b or t h u m b s —
(a) one finger or t h u m b
(b) each additional finger or t h u m b . .
(2) Through metacarpals
(3) H a n d
(4) Forearm
(5) T h r o u g h arm
(6) Shoulder
(7) Toe or toes—
(a) one toe (or great toe)
(b) each additional toe (or great toe)
(81 F n o '
of Limbs
11.20
2.80
14.00
28.00
28.00
28.00
56.00
14.00
2.80
42.00
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' THIRD SCHEDULE—continued.
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Item No.
Attendance, Service or Medical Treatment
Charge
P A R T 4.—OPERATIONS—continued
$
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
Division 1.—continued
Amputation or disarticulation, namely—continued
(9) Through l e g . .
(10) At knee
(11) Through thigh
(12) At hip
Trephining or resection of skull
Laminectomy
Hernia—radical operation
Hernia—strangulated
Hernia—strangulated with resection of the bowel
Hernia—double
Hernia—by taxis
Nephrectomy
Splenectomy
Hydrocele
Haematocele
Paracentesis thoracis— by aspiration
Laparotomy
Laparotomy and repairs t o viscera
Semilunar cartilage removal
Catheterization of urethra
Enucleation of the eye
Suture of tendons of hand, namely—
(1) Flexor tendons—
(a) for each primary suture of a tendon
(b) for each secondary suture of a tendon
(2) Extensor tendons—
(a) for each primary suture of a tendon
(b) for each secondary suture of a tendon
Suture of Tendo Achilles
Blood transfusion
Taking blood
Typing blood
R h Factor Reaction
Wassermann Reaction
Intravenous saline, glucose—
(1) When administered without cutting down on the vein
(2) When it is found necessary to cut down on the vein
42.00
42.00
56.00
66.70
56.00
56.00
33.60
50.40
66.70
50.40
3.60
66.70
66.70
28.00
28.00
3.60
56.00
66.70
42.00
2.80
28.00
19.60
28.00
14.00
19.60
28.00
14.00
8.40
2.80
2.80
2.80
2.80
5.60
P A R T 5 . — M E D I C A L PRACTITIONERS ASSISTING AT OPERATIONS
39
For each medical practitioner, other than an anaesthetist, assisting
at operations—
(1) F o r first hour
(2) F o r each additional hour or part of hou r
"FOURTH SCHEDULE
5.60
2.80
Regulation 7.
CHARGES FOR RADIOLOGICAL SERVICES
Column 1
Column 3
Column 3
Item No.
Radiological Service provided
Charge
P A R T 1 . — R A D I O G R A P H I C EXAMINATION OP EXTREMITIES
AND R E P O R T
$
1
2
Digits or phalanges—all or any of either hand or either foot
H a n d , wrist, forearm, elbow or arm (elbow to shoulder)
2.25
4.50
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SCHEDULE—continued.
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Item No.
Radiological Service provided
Charge
P A R T 1 . — R A D I O G R A P H I C EXAMINATION OF EXTREMITIES
AND REPORT—continued
H a n d , wrist and lower forearm; upper forearm and elbow; or elbow
and arm (elbow to shoulder)
Foot, ankle, lower leg, upper leg, knee or thigh
Foot, ankle and lower leg; or upper leg and knee
PART 2. - R A D I O G R A P H I C EXAMINATION OF SHOULDER
OR H I P JOINT AND R E P O R T
Shoulder region including clavicle and scapula
Hip joint
Pelvic girdle
Smith-Petersen nail—insertion or similar procedure
P A R T 3.- - R A D I O G R A P H I C EXAMINATION OF H E A D
AND R E P O R T
10
11
12
13
14
Skull, sinuses or mastoids
Maxilla or orbit, or both
Mandible, malar bones or salivary calculus
Nose or eye
Larynx
PART 4 . — R A D I O G R A P H I C EXAMINATION OF SPINE AND R E P O R T
15
Spine—any one region
PART 5 . — R A D I O G R A P H I C EXAMINATION OF T H O R A C I C
R E G I O N AND R E P O R T
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Chest (lung fields) by direct radiography
Chest (lung fields) by direct radiography with fluoroscopic screening
Chest, by miniature radiography
Pleura
Orthodiagraphy
Teleoroentgenography with cardiac measurements
Cardiac examination (including barium swallow)
Cardiac measurements and Kymography
Sternum or one or more ribs
PART 6. - R A D I O G R A P H I C EXAMINATION OF U R I N A R Y
T R A C T AND R E P O R T
25
26
27
28
29
Plain renal
Intravenous pyelography
Retrograde pyelography
Cystography, urethography or vesiculography
Perirenal insufflation
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SCHEDULE—continued.
Column 2
Column 3
Radiological Service provided
Charge
PART 7 . — R A D I O G R A P H I C EXAMINATION OF ALIMENTARY T R A C T AND
BILIARY SYSTEM ( W I T H OR W I T H O U T FLUOROSCOPY) AND R E P O R T
Oesophagus, with or without examination for foreign body or barium
swallow
Barium or other opaque meal of oesophagus, stomach and d u o d e n u m ,
with or without screening of chest
Plain abdominal
Barium or other opaque meal of oesophagus, stomach, duodenum
and follow through to colon, with or without screening of chest
O p a q u e enema
G r a h a m ' s test (cholecystography)
Cholangiography
PART
8.—RADIOGRAPHIC
EXAMINATION FOR LOCALIZATION
FOREIGN BODIES AND R E P O R T
6.75
9.00
6.75
11.25
9.00
9.00
11.25
OF
Foreign body in eye (special method, Sweet's or other)
Foreign body elsewhere than in eye—the a m o u n t specified for the
radiographic examination of the area and report, plus
6.75
2.25
PART 9 . — R A D I O G R A P H I C EXAMINATION OF BREASTS
Radiographic examination of breast or breasts a n d report
PART
1 0 . — R A D I O G R A P H I C EXAMINATION I N
PREGNANCY A N D R E P O R T
CONNEXION
6.75
WITH
Pregnant uterus
Pelvimetry
6.75
11.25
P A R T 1 1 . — O P A Q U E OR CONTRAST M E D I A
Radiographic examination, with opaque or contrast media, and report
(not including any service covered by items 67 to 75 (inclusive) in
this Schedule)
Myelography, encephalography, cerebral angiography or ventriculography
Uterine lipiodol (hysterosalpingography)
Bronchography, arteriography, phlebography, aortography
or
splenography
Sialography or vasoepididymyography
Sinuses and fistulae—the a m o u n t specified for the radiographic
examination of the area and report, plus
Pneumarthrography—the a m o u n t specified for the radiographic
examination of the area and report, plus
Pneumoperitoneum
13.50
6.75
6.75
6.75
2.25
2.25
6.75
PART 12.—TOMOGRAPHY
49
' T o m o g r a p h y of any p a r t a n d report
9.00
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SCHEDULE—continued.
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Item No.
Radiological Service provided
Charge
P A R T 13.—STEREOSCOPIC EXAMINATIONS
$
Stereoscopic examination and report—the amount specified for the
radiographic examination of the area and report, plus
2.25
50
P A R T 14.—FLUOROSCOPIC EXAMINATIONS
51
52
Fluoroscopic examination and report not covered by any other item in
this Schedule (where radiograph is not taken)
Examination with general anaesthesia
Examination without general anaesthesia
4.50
2.25
P A R T 15.—RADIOTHERAPY
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
Radiotherapy (including treatment by means of X-rays, r a d i u m rays
or other radio-active substances) not covered by any other item in
this Schedule—each attendance at which treatment is given
Implantation of Radio-active Substances for Tumour
Lip
M o u t h or tongue or both
Bladder
Prostate
Cervix or corpus uteri
Intrathoracic viscera
Retina
Region not specified in any other item in this Schedule, requiring a
major anaesthetic
Region not specified in any other item in this Schedule, not requiring
a major anaesthetic
63
64
65
Moulds of Radio-active
Alveolus, palate or antrum
Scar following radical mastectomy
H a n d or other skin area
66
Injection of Radio-active
Substances
Intracavitary administration of radio-active substances
4.50
13.50
27.00
27.00
27.00
27.00
27.00
45.00
27.00
13.50
Substances
27.00
13.50
13.50
11.25
P A R T 16.—PREPARATION FOR RADIOLOGICAL PROCEDURE
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
Preparation (including injection of opaque or contrast media or the
removal of fluid and its replacement by air, oxygen or other contrast
media)
Myelography
Encephalography
Cerebral angiography or ventriculography
Bronchography (but not including bronchoscopy)
Aortography
Arteriography—peripheral, phlebography or splenography
Sinus or fistula, injection into
Perirenal insufflation
Pneumarthrography or pneumoperitoneum
9.00
13.50
22.50
6.75
13.50
6.75
2.25
4.50
4.50"
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