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• Health Insurance (Pathology) (Fees) (Repeal) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Nov 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Health and Aged Care 

  Summary

  Removes fees imposed on the pathology sector for the approval of certain categories of pathology accreditation applications by repealing the

  Health Insurance (Pathology (Fees) Act 1991

  and

  Health Insurance (Pathology) (Fees) Amendment (Norfolk Island) Act 2015

  . Also makes consequential amendments to the

  Health Insurance Act 1973

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Health Insurance Legislation Amendment (Assignment of Medicare Benefits) Bill 2024

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  Date

  29 May 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Aged Care 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Health Insurance Act 1973

  to update the ‘assignment of Medicare benefit’ requirements for bulk billed and simplified billing services. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Health Legislation Amendment (Removal of Requirement for a Collaborative Arrangement) Bill 2024

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Mar 2024 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Aged Care 

  Summary

  Amends the

  National Health Act 1953

  and

  Health Insurance Act 1973

  to remove the requirement for a collaborative arrangement between an eligible nurse practitioner or eligible midwife and a medical practitioner to enable that midwife or practitioner to prescribe Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme medicines or provide services under Medicare. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Health Insurance Amendment (Professional Services Review Scheme No. 2) Bill 2023

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  Date

  19 Oct 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Aged Care 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Health Insurance Act 1973

  in relation to the Professional Services Review (PSR) Scheme by amending the requirements for qualification of committee members, clarifying that references to a practitioner include a practitioner who is not currently registered, clarifying the requirements for a person under review notifying a committee that they are unable to attend a hearing due to medical reasons, and enabling the Director to extend the 12-month review period in certain circumstances. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Health Insurance Amendment (Professional Services Review Scheme) Bill 2023

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  Date

  24 May 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Aged Care 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Health Insurance Act 1973

  to: remove the requirement for the Australian Medical Association to agree to the appointment of the Director of the Professional Services Review (PSR); amend consultation requirements for appointing other statutory office holders of the PSR to enable consultation with relevant peak bodies directly; establish the statutory office of Associate Director of the PSR; remove the requirement for the Chief Executive Medicare to consult with stakeholder groups prior to issuing a notice to produce documents; and make minor amendments to update the wording of provisions relating to the termination of certain appointments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Health Insurance Amendment (Prescribed Dental Patients and Other Measures) Bill 2023

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  Date

  22 Mar 2023 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Aged Care 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Health Insurance Act 1973

  to: remove the age limit on eligibility for Medicare benefits for treatment of cleft and craniofacial conditions; enable Services Australia to use a computerised system to manage the Register of Approved Placements; and require bonded participants of the Bonded Medical Program to complete their return of service obligations in an amount of weeks rather than years and make related amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Health Legislation Amendment (Medicare Compliance and Other Measures) Bill 2022

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Aug 2022 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Aged Care 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Health Insurance Act 1973

  to: broaden the remit of the Professional Services Review (PSR) to make agreements with any person under review who acknowledges inappropriate practice (including bodies corporate); and introduce new sanctions for persons who fail to respond to a notice to produce documents to the Director of the PSR or to a PSR Committee, or fail to appear at hearings;

  Health Insurance Act 1973

  ,

  National Health Act 1953

  and

  Dental Benefits Act 2008

  to provide for: the recovery of interest payable on certain debts; the application of administrative penalties to Shared Debt Recovery Scheme debts; the use of financial information gathering powers in debt recovery; Administrative Appeal Tribunal reviews where one or more garnishee notices are issued in relation to certain debts; and clarification of the Commonwealth's ability to recover debts from a person or the estate of a person. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Aug 2001 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Aged Care Portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Health Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 3) 2001

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Aug 2001 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Health and Aged Care Portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• 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