- Date
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17 Sep 2015
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Health
- Summary
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Amends the:
Healthcare Identifiers Act 2010
, Health Insurance Act 1973
, National Health Act 1953
and Personally Controlled Electronic Health Records Act 2012
to change the name of the Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record system to the My Health Record system; Copyright Act 1968
, Healthcare Identifiers Act 2010
, Personally Controlled Electronic Health Records Act 2012
and Privacy Act 1988
to: trial opt-out arrangements in selected regions and enable opt-out to occur nationally if the trials are successful; abolish the Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record Jurisdictional Advisory Committee and Independent Advisory Council; revise the way that permissions to collect, use and disclose information are presented; create new civil and criminal penalties and provide that enforceable undertakings and injunctions are available in both the healthcare identifiers service or the My Health Record system; clarify that information about healthcare provider organisations is not personal information; clarify that health-related disability, palliative care and aged care services are considered health services; and clarify mandatory data breach notification requirements for participants in the system; and Health Insurance Act 1973
, National Health Act 1953
and Personally Controlled Electronic Health Records Act 2012
to make consequential amendments.