NON-AUSTRALIAN CITIZENS, HOSPITAL CARE

228 Dr McFETRIDGE (Morphett) (15 March 2011). What is the cost of providing hospital care for overseas non-Australian citizens who attend South Australian public hospitals and what is the outstanding unpaid amount?

The Hon. J.D. HILL (Kaurna—Minister for Health, Minister for Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Minister for the Southern Suburbs, Minister Assisting the Premier in the Arts): I am advised:

SA Health does not capture in its systems a specific patient category of overseas non-Australian citizens and, therefore, is unable to determine the cost of providing hospital care to this specific patient group.