Administrator policies

The Administrator’s Three Year Data Plan describes the minimum level of data required from the
Commonwealth, States and Territories, to calculate the Commonwealth’s NHR funding for public
hospital services, conduct reconciliation activities and report publicly on NHR funding and payments.

For further details, please refer to the current Three Year Data Plan.

The Data Compliance Policy comprises the Administrator’s policy on jurisdictional compliance with data provision as required in the Administrator’s Three Year Data Plan. The NHFB, on behalf of the Administrator, publishes a quarterly Data Compliance Report on jurisdictional compliance with the Three Year Data Plan and Data Compliance Policy.

For further details, please refer to the current Data Compliance Policy.

The Data Governance Policy covers both the Administrator and the NHFB. It details the information collected, the purpose for the collection, its use, storage, disclosure and disposal, by the Administrator and the NHFB.

For further details, please refer to the current Data Governance Policy.

The Calculation of Commonwealth National Health Reform Funding Policy (the calculation policy)
sets out the approach and processes used by the Administrator to calculate Commonwealth
NHR funding paid to States and Territories. The calculation policy includes funding for ABF, Block
and Public Health funding categories as well as the approach to reconciliation activities.

For further details, please refer to the current Calculation of the Commonwealth National Health Reform Funding.

The business rules outline the business and data matching rules in relation to clause A6 of the NHR Agreement where assessment is undertaken to ensure the Commonwealth does not fund activities twice, through ABF and through MBS and/or PBS funding or another Commonwealth program.

For further details, please visit Publications.

The policy covers the governance and management of the Payments System, and the obligations and responsibilities of users.