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TOTAL RESULTS: 106
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- Date
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04 Dec 2003
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Health and Ageing
- Summary
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Amends the
Health Insurance Act 1973
to introduce new safety-nets to cover 80 per cent of out-of-pocket costs incurred for out-of-hospital Medicare services above a specified threshold in a calendar year.
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- Date
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24 Jun 2009
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Health and Ageing
- Summary
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Amends the
Health Insurance Act 1973
and National Health Act 1953
to: enable nurse practitioners and appropriately qualified and experienced midwives to request appropriate diagnostic imaging and pathology services for which Medicare benefits may be paid; and allow these health professionals to prescribe certain medicines under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. Also makes consequential amendments to the Health Insurance Act 1973
, Medical Indemnity Act 2002
, Medicare Australia Act 1973
and National Health Act 1953
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- Date
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31 May 2001
- Chamber
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Senate
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Health and Aged Care Portfolio
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- Date
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01 Apr 2004
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Health and Ageing
- Summary
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Amends the:
Health Insurance Act 1973
to provide for payment of benefits for hospital treatment associated with podiatric surgery; Health Insurance Act 1973
and National Health Act 1953
in relation to provision of Hospital Casemix Protocol data; National Health Act 1953
to provide for the continuing supply of pharmaceutical benefits in the event of the death of an approved pharmacist; and Health and Other Services (Compensation) Act 1995
and Health Insurance Amendment (Diagnostic Imaging, Radiation Oncology and Other Measures) Act 2003
to correct drafting errors.
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- Date
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21 Mar 2002
- Chamber
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Senate
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Health and Ageing
- Summary
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Amends the
National Health Act 1953
in relation to: gap cover schemes; the obligations of health funds to provide information to the public and the Health Insurance Commission; rationalising the structure of the Act; and Health Insurance Act 1973
to transfer responsibility for registration of billing agents from the Private Health Insurance Administration Council to the Health Insurance Commission. Also contains transitional provisions.
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- Date
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06 Mar 2003
- Chamber
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Senate
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Health and Ageing
- Summary
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Amends the:
National Health Act 1953
and Private Health Insurance Incentives Act 1998
in relation to the obligations of registered organisations; and to remove the rule change assessment process which requires registered health benefits organisations to submit all rule changes for government approval and replace it with a system of monitoring and compliance; and National Health Act 1953
to: increase the powers of the Private Health Insurance Ombudsman (PHIO) to investigate complaints and resolve disputes; provide for an annual “state of the health funds” report by the PHIO; and make amendments to the lifetime health cover provisions.
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- Date
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27 Mar 2003
- Chamber
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Senate
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Health and Ageing
- Summary
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Amends the:
Health and Other Services (Compensation) Act 1995
to clarify the circumstances under which medicare and residential care benefits paid to compensation claimants can be recovered; and Health Insurance Act 1973
to expand the Australian Childhood Immunisation Register to include previous foreign immunisation of children where these are notified to the Health Insurance Commission by recognised immunisation providers or prescribed bodies; and update certain definitions. Also makes consequential amendments to the Health and Other Services (Compensation) Care Charges Act 1995
and contains application provisions.
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- Date
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26 Nov 1999
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Health and Aged Care Portfolio
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- Date
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05 Apr 2001
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Health and Aged Care Portfolio
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- Date
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24 Feb 2010
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Health and Ageing
- Summary
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Amends the
Crimes Act 1914
and Health Insurance Act 1973
to: make amendments consequential on the implementation of the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme for the Health Professions; and provide for transitional arrangements.
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