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• Health Legislation Amendment (Medicare) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Dec 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Health Insurance Act 1973

  to introduce new safety-nets to cover 80 per cent of out-of-pocket costs incurred for out-of-hospital Medicare services above a specified threshold in a calendar year. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Medical Indemnity (IBNR Indemnity) Contribution Amendment Bill 2003

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  Date

  06 Nov 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Medical Indemnity Amendment Bill 2003 and further to the package of bills implementing the framework for medical indemnity insurance, the bill amends the

  Medical Indemnity (IBNR Indemnity) Contribution Act 2002

  to give effect to a moratorium on incurred but not reported liabilities (IBNR) contributions; and reduce the IBNR contribution to be paid for the 2003-04 and 2004-05 financial years. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Medical Indemnity Amendment Bill 2003

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  Date

  06 Nov 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Medical Indemnity (IBNR Indemnity) Contribution Amendment Bill 2003 and further to the package of bills implementing the framework for medical indemnity insurance, the bill amends the

  Medical Indemnity Act 2002

  to implement the Exceptional Claims Scheme which will provide for the Commonwealth to assume liability for damages payable against a medical practitioner that exceed the practitioner’s insurance contract limit. Also makes changes to the administration of the medical indemnity contributions; and contains savings and transitional provisions and a power to make transitional regulations. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Quarantine Amendment (Health) Bill 2003

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  Date

  21 Aug 2003 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Quarantine Act 1908

  in relation to: health clearances for incoming overseas vessels; independent medical assessments; vector monitoring and control activities; creation of vector control offence and penalty provisions; insertion and repeal of certain definitions; removal of certain outdated references; clarification that a person can be quarantined on the basis of a quarantine officer’s reasonable suspicion of infection or exposure; and provision that persons released under quarantine surveillance cannot be apprehended. Also contains savings and application provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Health Care (Appropriation) Amendment Bill 2003

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  Date

  14 May 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Health Care (Appropriation) Act 1998

  to: extend the operation of the Act for a 5-year period commencing on 1 July 2003; appropriate an amount from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for hospital services provided, and projects and programs conducted during the new 5-year period; amend the definition of “eligible person”; provide for additional conditions to apply to grants of financial assistance; and delegate certain ministerial powers. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Health and Ageing Legislation Amendment Bill 2003 [2004]

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  Date

  27 Mar 2003 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  National Health Act 1953

  to: increase the maximum number of members of Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee; provide for payment and/or waiver of recovery of 90 per cent of the value of pharmaceutical benefits supplied from an unapproved relocated pharmacy where the pharmacist has subsequently obtained approval; allow an agent to make and sign an application for a pharmaceutical benefits scheme (PBS) safety net concession or entitlement card; provide that certain ministerial determinations apply to the supply of pharmaceutical benefits by hospitals in the same way as they do to supply by pharmacies; clarify the decision-maker’s discretion to cancel approvals to supply pharmaceutical benefits; and allow a medical services provider to send claims directly to the Health Insurance Commission;

  Health Insurance Act 1973

  ,

  Health Insurance Commission Act 1973

  ,

  National Health Act 1953

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to provide that special supply arrangements can be used for the funding particular medicines not available through the PBS;

  Health Insurance Act 1973

  to restore specialist recognition status for certain specialists; and ensure that overseas trained doctors do not receive Medicare benefits for assisting at operations unless they have an exemption or have committed themselves to providing services in districts of workforce shortage; and

  Aged Care Act 1997

  and

  Health Insurance Act 1973

  to make technical amendments and corrections. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Health Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2003

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  Date

  27 Mar 2003 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Health and Other Services (Compensation) Act 1995

  to clarify the circumstances under which medicare and residential care benefits paid to compensation claimants can be recovered; and

  Health Insurance Act 1973

  to expand the Australian Childhood Immunisation Register to include previous foreign immunisation of children where these are notified to the Health Insurance Commission by recognised immunisation providers or prescribed bodies; and update certain definitions. Also makes consequential amendments to the

  Health and Other Services (Compensation) Care Charges Act 1995

  and contains application provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Health Amendment (Private Health Insurance Levies) Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Mar 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Part of a package of five bills in relation to private health insurance industry levies, the bill amends the

  National Health Act 1953

  to make changes consequential to the reimposition of the four private health insurance industry levies, including repealing the existing provisions imposing the levies. Also contains a saving provision. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Private Health Insurance (ACAC Review Levy) Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Mar 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Part of a package of five bills in relation to private health insurance industry levies, the bill reimposes the Acute Care Advisory Committee review levy on registered health benefits organisations and validates the previous imposition of the levy. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Private Health Insurance (Collapsed Organization Levy) Bill 2003

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  Date

  26 Mar 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Part of a package of five bills in relation to private health insurance industry levies, the bill reimposes the collapsed organization levy on registered health benefits organisations and validates the previous imposition of the levy. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum