Health Insurance Amendment (General Practitioners and Quality Assurance) Bill 2020

Type
Government
Portfolio
Health
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Act
Parliament no
46

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Summary

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for GPs with the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme registration requirements; and replace references to repealed legislation in relation to the definition of a quality assurance activity under the Qualified Privilege Scheme.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.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time 27 Feb 2020
Second reading moved 27 Feb 2020
Second reading debate 14 May 2020
Second reading agreed to 14 May 2020
Third reading agreed to 14 May 2020
Senate
Introduced and read a first time 14 May 2020
Second reading moved 14 May 2020
Second reading debate 12 Jun 2020
Second reading agreed to 12 Jun 2020
Third reading agreed to 12 Jun 2020
Finally passed both Houses 12 Jun 2020
Assent
  • Act no: 50
  • Year: 2020
16 Jun 2020

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Text of bill

Explanatory memoranda

Proposed amendments

No proposed amendments have been circulated.

Schedules of amendments

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Text of bill

  • First reading: Text of the bill as introduced into the Parliament
  • Third reading: Prepared if the bill is amended by the house in which it was introduced. This version of the bill is then considered by the second house.
  • As passed by both houses: Final text of bill agreed to by both the House of Representatives and the Senate which is presented to the Governor-General for assent.

Explanatory memoranda

  • Explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and provides an explanation of the content of the introduced version (first reading) of the bill.
  • Supplementary explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains amendments proposed by the government to the bill.
  • Revised explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains the amended version (third reading) of the bill. It supersedes the explanatory memorandum.

Proposed amendments

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Schedules of amendments

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