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• Private Health Insurance (Council Administration Levy) Amendment Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Dec 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Part of a package of seven bills to reform the private health insurance sector, the bill amends the

  Private Health Insurance (Council Administration Levy) Act 2003

  to update definitions and other terminology as a consequence of the proposed

  Private Health Insurance Act 2007

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Private Health Insurance (Prostheses Application and Listing Fees) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Dec 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Part of a package of seven bills to reform the private health insurance sector, the bill imposes listing and application fees on prostheses sponsors to recover the cost of evaluation and listing prostheses for private health insurance purposes. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Private Health Insurance (Reinsurance Trust Fund Levy) Amendment Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Dec 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Part of a package of seven bills to reform the private health insurance sector, the bill amends the

  Private Health Insurance (Reinsurance Trust Fund Levy) Act 2003

  to update definitions as a consequence of the proposed

  Private Health Insurance Act 2007

  ; and repeals the existing levy and imposes a new levy. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Private Health Insurance (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Dec 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Part of a package of seven bills to reform the private health insurance sector, the bill: provides for the transition to the new regulatory framework; makes consequential amendments to 23 Acts, including changes to the income tax law in relation to income tax offsets; repeals redundant provisions in the

  National Health Act 1953

  ,

  Health Insurance Act 1973

  and

  Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973

  ; and repeals the

  Private Health Insurance (ACAC Review Levy) Act 2003

  and

  Private Health Insurance Incentives Act 1998

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Private Health Insurance Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Dec 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Part of a package of seven bills to reform the private health insurance sector, the bill replaces the current regulatory framework with a new regulatory framework which includes measures such as: the introduction of Broader Health Cover which will cover out of hospital services which substitute for, or avert, hospital care; premiums reduction and incentive payments schemes; standard product information; conversion to for-profit status; restructures, mergers and acquisitions of health funds; a comparative website for consumers; changes to Lifetime Health Cover for those with 10 years’ continuous cover; and provides for the Office of Private Health Insurance Ombudsman. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Private Health Insurance Complaints Levy Amendment Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Dec 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Part of a package of seven bills to reform the private health insurance sector, the bill amends the

  Private Health Insurance Complaints Levy Act 1995

  to update definitions as a consequence of the proposed

  Private Health Insurance Act 2007

  ; and repeals the existing levy and imposes a new levy. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Aged Care Amendment (Residential Care) Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Sep 2006 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Aged Care Act 1997

  to: harmonise aged care and pension assets tests in relation to income streams purchased on or after 20 September 2007 and asset disposals (i.e. gifts); and clarify the delegation of certain powers to Aged Care Assessment Teams. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Medical Indemnity Legislation Amendment Bill 2006

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  Date

  13 Sep 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Medical Indemnity Act 2002

  and

  Medical Indemnity (Prudential Supervision and Product Standards) Act 2003

  in relation to doctors’ eligibility for the Run-off Cover Scheme (ROCS). Also makes technical amendments consequential on the commencement of the

  Legislative Instruments Act 2003

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Health Amendment (Immunisation) Bill 2006

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  Date

  21 Jun 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the

  National Health Act 1953

  to allow, in addition to the current power to provide designated vaccines, the provision of goods and services which are associated with, or incidental to, the provision or administration of designated vaccines. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Health Legislation Amendment (Private Health Insurance) Bill 2006

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  Date

  31 May 2006 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  National Health Act 1953

  to expand the powers of the Private Health Insurance Ombudsman in dealing with complaints and conducting investigations on his or her own initiative or at the Minister’s request, particularly in relation to health care providers or brokers; and

  Private Health Insurance Incentives Act 1998

  to allow additional time for Medicare Australia to provide the Australian Taxation Office with information regarding private health insurance rebates. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum