Government Employees (Health Insurance) (Rates) Amendment Order 2009
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BR 35/2009

GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES (HEALTH INSURANCE) ACT 1986

1986 : 5

GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES (HEALTH INSURANCE) (RATES)

AMENDMENT ORDER 2009



The Minister of Finance, in exercise of the powers conferred by

section 12(1)(a) of the Government Employees (Health Insurance) Act

1986, makes the following Order:

Short title

1 This Order, which amends the Government Employees (Health

Insurance) (Rates) Order 2001 (the “principal Order”), may be cited as

the Government Employees (Health Insurance) (Rates) Amendment Order

2009.

Revokes and replaces Part A of the Schedule

2 The Schedule to the principal Order is amended by revoking and

replacing Part A with the following—

"PART A

GENERAL RATES OF CONTRIBUTION

Monthly Weekly

$ $

For each adult employee 244.19 56.35

For a retired Government employee 244.19 56.35

For a non-employed spouse 244.19 56.35

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For one child 90.35 20.85

For two or more children 180.70 41.71

For each child not entitled to a

subsidy under the Health Insurance

Act 1970





244.19





56.35

For each adult who is insured

elsewhere for no more than Standard

Hospital Benefit, fringe benefits only





131.62





30.37

For an adult dependant 488.38 112.70

For an adult dependant or a retired

Government employee over 65 not

entitled to a subsidy under the

Health Insurance Act 1970







1,259.29







290.60

Supplementary Insurance Scheme

(SIS)

20.00 4.62"



Commencement

3 This Order comes into operation on 1 June 2009.





Made this 27th day of May, 2009







Minister of Finance