Second Reading Speeches

Medical Indemnity Amendment Bill 2004

Type
Government
Portfolio
Health and Ageing
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Act
Parliament no
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Summary

Introduced with the Medical Indemnity (IBNR Indemnity) Contribution Amendment Bill 2004, the bill amends the:

Medical Indemnity Act 2002
to: replace the Incurred But Not Reported (IBNR) Claims Contribution with the United Medical Protection (UMP) support payment; implement the Premium Support Scheme in place of the Medical Indemnity Subsidy Scheme; and clarify the definition of health care related vocation; and
Health Insurance Act 1973
,
Health Insurance Commission Act 1973
,
Medical Indemnity Act 2002
and
National Health Act 1953
to make consequential amendments renaming the IBNR contribution as the UMP support payment.

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