A bill is a proposal for a law or a change to an existing law. A bill becomes law (an Act) when agreed to in identical form by both houses of Parliament and assented to by the Governor-General.
Bills introduced to Parliament are scrutinised to make sure they meet certain standards and to consider whether they should be referred to a committee for further investigation. This can include feedback from stakeholders and the general public, and a report recommending potential improvements to the bill.
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- Date
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26 Mar 2014
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Health
- Summary
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Amends the
Health Insurance Act 1973
to: increase the general threshold of the Extended Medicare Safety Net (EMSN) to $2000 from 1 January 2015; and enable the Chief Executive Medicare to determine the manner in which families are contacted to confirm their family composition for EMSN purposes.
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- Date
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27 Feb 2020
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Health
- Summary
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Amends the
Health Insurance Act 1973
to: simplify administrative processes for recognition as a specialist general practitioner (GP) for Medicare purposes; align Medicare eligibility for GPs with the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme registration requirements; and replace references to repealed legislation in relation to the definition of a quality assurance activity under the Qualified Privilege Scheme. Also repeals the Health Practitioner Regulation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2010
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- Date
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29 Mar 2007
- 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
, Medicare Australia Act 1973
and Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
to replace and strengthen existing prohibitions on inducements and payment of benefits by providers of Medicare funded pathology and diagnostic imaging services to requesters of such services.
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- Date
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23 Jun 2005
- 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 amend procedures and prerequisites for the recognition of certain medical specialists and consultant physicians for Medicare rebate purposes.
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- Date
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16 Aug 2007
- 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: enable eligible patients to access up to $4,250 in dental benefits over two consecutive calendar years; and introduce new dental items on the Medicare Benefits Schedule.
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- Date
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19 Mar 2013
- Chamber
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Senate
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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MADIGAN, Sen John
- Summary
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Amends the
Health Insurance Act 1973
to provide that Medicare benefits are not payable for medically induced terminations carried out on the basis of gender.
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- Date
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23 Jun 2005
- 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 increase the extended Medicare safety net threshold from $300 to $500 for concession card holders and families in receipt of Family Tax Benefit Part A, and from $700 to $1000 for all other families and individuals, with effect from 1 January 2006.
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- Date
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09 Feb 2017
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Health
- Summary
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Amends the
Health Insurance Act 1973
to: provide for the appointment and functions of a National Rural Health Commissioner to develop and advise the minister responsible for rural health on a National Rural Generalist Pathway; provide for the commissioner’s office to cease on 1 July 2020, when the commissioner’s functions will be complete; abolish the Medical Training Review Panel; and remove the requirement for reviews of the Medicare provider number legislation.
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- Date
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21 Oct 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
to: enable certain New Zealand permanent resident and citizen doctors to provide professional services that attract Medicare benefits without being subject to a ten year waiting period (the ‘moratorium’ period); remove the requirement for overseas trained doctors to have both Australian permanent residency or citizenship and medical registration before the moratorium period commences; and provide for a 90 day period in which medical practitioners can appeal against a refusal for an exemption from the moratorium period.
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- Date
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20 Oct 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
Health Insurance Act 1973
to allow patients to take a pathology request to an approved pathology practitioner or authority of their choice.
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