Compliance audits on Medicare benefits

17 June 2009

View the report as a single document - (PDF 417KB)

View the report as separate downloadable parts:


MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMITTEE	(PDF 22KB)

INQUIRY INTO COMPLIANCE AUDITS ON MEDICARE BENEFITS	(PDF 127KB)
INTRODUCTION Conduct of the inquiry Acknowledgments Background Key Provisions of the Exposure Draft Notice to produce documents Administrative penalty Privacy Impact Assessment ISSUES Privacy and the doctor/ patient relationship Access to clinical records and substantiation of claims Patient notification and consent Medicare Australia staff and processes Compliance audits, professional services review and fraud Complexity and simplification Impact on practitioners Integrity of Medicare Administrative penalty and appeals Privacy Impact Assessment Conclusion

MINORITY REPORTY BY COALITION SENATORS	(PDF 28KB)

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS - AUSTRALIAN GREENS	(PDF 7KB)

APPENDIX 1 - LIST OF PUBLIC SUBMISSIONS, TABLED DOCUMENTS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AUTHORISED FOR PUBLICATION BY THE COMMITTEE	(PDF 9KB)

APPENDIX 2 - WITNESSES WHO APPEARED BEFORE THE COMMITTEE AT PUBLIC HEARINGS	(PDF 6KB)

APPENDIX 3 - EXPOSURE DRAFT - HEALTH INSURANCE AMENDMENT (COMPLIANCE) BILL 2009 *PDF Format Only	(PDF 52KB)

APPENDIX 4 - PRIVACY IMPACT ASSESSMENT (PIA) *PDF Format Only	(PDF 176KB)

For further information, contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone: +61 2 6277 3515

Fax: +61 2 6277 5829

Email: community.affairs.sen@aph.gov.au

Phone:	+61 2 6277 3515
Fax:	+61 2 6277 5829
Email:	community.affairs.sen@aph.gov.au