Personally Controlled Electronic Health Records (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2012

Previous Citations: Personally Controlled Electronic Health Records (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2011
Type: Government
Portfolio: Health and Ageing
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 43

Summary

Introduced with the Personally Controlled Electronic Health Records Bill 2011, the bill amends the: Healthcare Identifiers Act 2010 to enable the Personally Controlled Electronic Health Records system and certain other entities to take up and use healthcare identifiers; and Health Insurance Act 1973 and National Health Act 1953 to enable Medical Benefits Scheme, Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, organ donor and childhood immunisation information to be included in a consumer’s eHealth record if the consumer chooses to have that information included.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	23 Nov 2011
Second reading moved	23 Nov 2011
Second reading debate	16 Feb 2012
Second reading debate	28 Feb 2012
Second reading debate	29 Feb 2012
Second reading agreed to	29 Feb 2012
Third reading agreed to	29 Feb 2012

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	29 Feb 2012
Second reading moved	29 Feb 2012
Second reading debate	19 Jun 2012
Second reading agreed to	19 Jun 2012
Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 17 Government agreed to	19 Jun 2012
Third reading agreed to	19 Jun 2012

House of Representatives
Message from Senate reported	20 Jun 2012
Consideration of Senate message Details: House agreed to Senate amendments	21 Jun 2012


Text of bill as passed both Houses	21 Jun 2012
Assent Act no.: 64 Year: 2012	26 Jun 2012

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Explanatory memorandum

Supplementary explanatory memorandum

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Proposed amendments

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Government [sheet ZA290]

Schedules of amendments

Schedule of the amendments made by the Senate

Bills digest

Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (25/11/2011): Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee; Committee report (19/03/2012)
An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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Explanatory memoranda

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Revised explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains the amended version (third reading) of the bill. It supersedes the explanatory memorandum.

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