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Hospital Circulars 2000 Index

Hospital Circulars for the year 2000 are listed here in the date order they were published. The relevant Publication Number links to the Circular.

Publication Number 21/2000 21 December 2000

Date Issued: 21 December 2000
Publication: 21/2000
Distribution:
Public Hospitals
Subject: PBS co-payment and Safety Net threshold
Purpose: To advise hospitals of the PBS co-payment and Safety Net threshold for 2001


Publication Number 20/2000 12 December 2000

Date Issued: 12 December 2000
Publication: 20/2000
Distribution:
Public Hospitals
Subject: Highly Specialised Drugs Program
Purpose: To advise hospitals involved with the Highly Specialised Drugs Program of a number of changes to the Program.


Publication Number 19/2000 3 October 2000

Date Issued: 3 October 2000
Publication: 19/2000
Distribution:
Public and Participating Hospitals
Subject: Highly Specialised Drugs Program


Publication Number 18/2000 21 September 2000

Date Issued: 21 September 2000
Publication: 18/2000
Distribution:
Public Hospitals
Subject: Australian Industrial Relations Commission (AIRC) Recommendations On Victorian Public Health Medical Staff


Publication Number 17/2000 19 September 2000

Date Issued: 19 September 2000
Publication: 17/2000
Distribution:
Public and Participating Private Hospitals
Subject: Highly Specialised Drugs Program


Publication Number 16/2000 12 September 2000

Date Issued: 12 September 2000
Publication: 16/2000
Distribution:
Acute Health Circular Registrants
Subject: Temporary Protection Visas (subclass 785) holders

  1. Medicare eligibility
  2. Early Health Assessment and Intervention Program

Publication Number 15/2000 25 August 2000

Date Issued: 25 August 2000
Publication: 15/2000
Distribution:
Public Hospitals with Neonatal Intensive Care Units
Subject: Recording Transfer of Neonates to Private Hospitals


Publication Number 14/2000 September 2000

Date Issued: 1 September 2000
Publication: 14/2000
Distribution:
Public Hospitals Metropolitan Heath Services Ambulance Services Metropolitan and Rural Regions
Subject: Olympic Games Football (Soccer) - Melbourne


Publication Number 13/2000 July 2000

Date Issued: July 2000
Publication: 13/2000
Distribution:
Public Hospitals
Subject: AIMS Reporting


Publication Number 12/2000 1 July 2000

Distribution: Public Hospitals (not denominational hospitals)
Attention: Public Hospitals, Extended Care Centres, Health Care Networks
Subject/s:

  1. Public hospital fees
    1. Private Admitted Patients
    2. Compensable Admitted Patients (excluding WorkCover and TAC recipients)
  2. Schedule 5 of the Default Table- Surgically Implanted Prostheses and Human Tissue Items
  3. Medicare eligibility for children and their carers from the Chernobyl region
  4. The First National Chronic Disease Self-Management Conference
  5. Administration matters

Publication Number 11/2000 19 June 2000

Distribution: Public Hospitals (not denominational hospitals)
Attention: Public Hospitals, Extended Care Centres, Health Care Networks
Subject/s: New Government Credit Card Rules


Publication Number 10/2000 6 June 2000

Distribution: Public Hospitals
Subject/s: Voluntary Departure Package (VDP) policy- re-employment restrictions


Publication Number 09/2000 14 June 2000

Subject/s: Highly Specialised Drugs Program


Note: Publication Number 08/2000 has been withdrawn


Publication Number 07/2000 March 2000

Distribution: Public Hospitals
Subject/s: National Tax Reform


Publication Number 06/2000 March 2000

Distribution: Public Hospitals
Subject/s: Highly Specialised Drugs Program


Publication Number 05/2000 February 2000

Distribution: Private Hospitals
Subject/s: Highly Specialised Drugs Program


Publication Number 4/2000 Date 11 February 2000

Subject/s:

  1. TAC Admitted Patients - changes in fees
  2. VWA Admitted Patients - changes in fees
  3. TAC and VWA admitted patients statements
  4. Compensable Non-Admitted Patient - changes in fees

Publication number 03/2000 February 2000

Distribution: Public Hospitals
Subject/s: Highly Specialised Drugs Program


Publication Number 02/2000 March 2000

Distribution: Registrants (Acute health Circular 3/1999 refers)
Subject/s:

  1. New arrangements for Schedule 5 of the Default Table- Surgically Implanted Prostheses and Human Tissue (Homograft) Items List
    1. Background
    2. New arrangements effective February 2001
    3. Transitional arrangements during 2000
    4. Application forms for listing new items
  2. Schedule 5 - Benefits Payable in respect of Surgically Implanted Prostheses and Human Tissue Items
  3. Nursing Home Type Patients (NHTPs) in public hospitals-change in patient contribution
  4. Australia-New Zealand Reciprocal Health Agreement
  5. Administrative items