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• Health and Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Bill 2001

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  08 Aug 2001 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Aged Care Portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Health and Ageing Legislation Amendment Bill 2003 [2004]

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  Date

  27 Mar 2003 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  National Health Act 1953

  to: increase the maximum number of members of Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee; provide for payment and/or waiver of recovery of 90 per cent of the value of pharmaceutical benefits supplied from an unapproved relocated pharmacy where the pharmacist has subsequently obtained approval; allow an agent to make and sign an application for a pharmaceutical benefits scheme (PBS) safety net concession or entitlement card; provide that certain ministerial determinations apply to the supply of pharmaceutical benefits by hospitals in the same way as they do to supply by pharmacies; clarify the decision-maker’s discretion to cancel approvals to supply pharmaceutical benefits; and allow a medical services provider to send claims directly to the Health Insurance Commission;

  Health Insurance Act 1973

  ,

  Health Insurance Commission Act 1973

  ,

  National Health Act 1953

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to provide that special supply arrangements can be used for the funding particular medicines not available through the PBS;

  Health Insurance Act 1973

  to restore specialist recognition status for certain specialists; and ensure that overseas trained doctors do not receive Medicare benefits for assisting at operations unless they have an exemption or have committed themselves to providing services in districts of workforce shortage; and

  Aged Care Act 1997

  and

  Health Insurance Act 1973

  to make technical amendments and corrections. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Health and Other Services (Compensation) Legislation Amendment Bill 2001

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  Date

  30 Aug 2001 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Aged Care Portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Health Care (Appropriation) Amendment Bill 2002

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  Date

  29 Aug 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Health Care (Appropriation) Act 1998

  to: increase the maximum amount of Commonwealth financial assistance grants provided under the 1998-2003 Australian Health Care Agreements; and provide for the tabling of a statement of the total amount of financial assistance paid. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Health Care (Appropriation) Amendment Bill 2003

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  Date

  14 May 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Health Care (Appropriation) Act 1998

  to: extend the operation of the Act for a 5-year period commencing on 1 July 2003; appropriate an amount from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for hospital services provided, and projects and programs conducted during the new 5-year period; amend the definition of “eligible person”; provide for additional conditions to apply to grants of financial assistance; and delegate certain ministerial powers. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Health Care (Appropriation) Amendment Bill 2008

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  Date

  15 May 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Health Care (Appropriation) Act 1998

  to: extend the appropriation period from five to six years; and increase the amount appropriated from the Consolidated Revenue Fund by $10.25 billion. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Health Care (Appropriation) Bill 1998

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  Date

  27 May 1998 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Family Services portfolio 

  Bill

• Health Insurance (Approved Pathology Specimen Collection Centres) Tax Bill 2000

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  Date

  09 Dec 1999 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Aged Care Portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Health Insurance (Dental Services) Bill 2012

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  Date

  19 Mar 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  DUTTON, Peter, MP 

  Summary

  The bill: specifies actions the minister must take when a dental practitioner who has provided a dental service and claimed a Medicare benefit payment is required to repay the benefit because certain administrative processes have not been undertaken; and requires the minister to table a report in Parliament detailing the actions taken. Also amends the Health Insurance (Dental Services) Determination 2007 to allow for circumstances where a Medicare benefit can be paid where a written quotation was not provided prior to dental treatment. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Health Insurance (Dental Services) Bill 2012 [No. 2]

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  Date

  21 Mar 2012 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BUSHBY, Sen David 

  Summary

  The bill: specifies actions the minister must take when a dental practitioner who has provided a dental service and claimed a Medicare benefit payment is required to repay the benefit because certain administrative processes have not been undertaken; and requires the minister to table a report in Parliament detailing the actions taken. Also amends the Health Insurance (Dental Services) Determination 2007 to allow for circumstances where a Medicare benefit can be paid where a written quotation was not provided prior to dental treatment. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum