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  • Health Insurance Amendment (Medical Specialists) Bill 2006

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    Date
    23 Jun 2005 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Health and Ageing 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Health Insurance Act 1973
    to amend procedures and prerequisites for the recognition of certain medical specialists and consultant physicians for Medicare rebate purposes. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Health Insurance Amendment (Medicare Safety-nets) Bill 2005

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    Date
    23 Jun 2005 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Health and Ageing 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Health Insurance Act 1973
    to increase the extended Medicare safety net threshold from $300 to $500 for concession card holders and families in receipt of Family Tax Benefit Part A, and from $700 to $1000 for all other families and individuals, with effect from 1 January 2006. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Medical Indemnity Legislation Amendment (Competitive Neutrality) Bill 2005

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    Date
    16 Jun 2005 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Health and Ageing 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Medical Indemnity (Competitive Advantage Payment) Bill 2005, the bill amends the
    Medical Indemnity Act 2002
    ,
    Medical Indemnity (UMP Support Payment) Act 2002
    ,
    Health Insurance Act 1973
    ,
    Health Insurance Commission Act 1973
    and
    National Health Act 1953
    to: introduce administrative arrangements for the competitive advantage payment (to be imposed by the proposed
    Medical Indemnity (Competitive Advantage Payment) Act 2005
    ); modify aspects of the United Medical Protection support payment; and make a technical correction to the run-off cover payment provisions. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Health Legislation Amendment (Australian Community Pharmacy Authority) Bill 2005

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    Date
    11 May 2005 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Health and Ageing 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    National Health Act 1953
    to extend, until 31 December 2005, the existing arrangements for approving pharmacists to supply Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme medicines; and
    Health Legislation Amendment (Podiatric Surgery and Other Matters) Act 2004
    to correct a misdescription. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Medical Indemnity Legislation Amendment Bill 2005

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    Date
    17 Feb 2005 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Health and Ageing 
    Summary
    Refines the operation of the medical indemnity package by amending the:
    Medical Indemnity Act 2002
    ,
    Medical Indemnity (Prudential Supervision and Product Standards) Act 2003
    and
    Medical Indemnity (Run-off Cover Support Payment) Act 2004
    in relation to the Run-Off Cover Indemnity Scheme; and
    Medical Indemnity Act 2002
    in relation to claims protocols. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • National Health Amendment (Prostheses) Bill 2005

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    Date
    01 Dec 2004 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Health and Ageing 
    Summary
    Amends the
    National Health Act 1953
    to: require health funds to provide contributors a “no gap” and “gap permitted” range of prostheses in relation to every in-hospital procedure for which a Medicare benefit is payable; provide access to health insurance benefits for prostheses implanted by podiatric surgeons; and provide for review of the operation of the amendments in the bill by 1 October 2007. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Health Insurance Amendment (100% Medicare Rebate and Other Measures) Bill 2004

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    Date
    17 Nov 2004 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Health and Ageing 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Health Insurance Act 2003
    to: increase the Medicare rebate from 85 per cent to 100 per cent of the schedule fee for services provided by general practitioners; and ensure that families who are eligible for Family Tax Benefit Part A are also eligible for the lower $300 safety net threshold. Also contains an application provision. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Aged Care Amendment Bill 2004

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    Date
    02 Jun 2004 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Health and Ageing 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Aged Care Act 1997
    to: remove the requirement for an aged care reassessment when residents move from low to high care within the same aged care residence; and remove the 5-year limit on payment of accommodation charges thereby allowing providers to levy an accommodation charge for the entire period that a liable person lives in the same aged care residence. Also contains an application provision. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Medical Indemnity (Run-off Cover Support Payment) Bill 2004

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    Date
    13 May 2004 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Health and Ageing 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Medical Indemnity Legislation Amendment (Run-off Cover Indemnity and Other Measures) Bill 2004, the bill imposes the run-off cover support payment as a levy on the premium income received by insurers for medical indemnity cover. Also contains a regulation-making power. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Medical Indemnity Legislation Amendment (Run-off Cover Indemnity and Other Measures) Bill 2004

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    Date
    13 May 2004 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Health and Ageing 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Medical Indemnity (Run-off Cover Support Payment) Bill 2004, the bill amends the:
    Medical Indemnity Act 2002
    ,
    Medical Indemnity (Prudential Supervision and Product Standards) Act 2003
    ,
    Health Insurance Act 1973
    ,
    Health Insurance Commission Act 1973
    and
    National Health Act 1953
    to introduce a run-off cover indemnity scheme to cover the cost of medical indemnity claims against eligible practitioners after they have retired or are not participating in the private medical workforce, which will be funded by a levy on medical indemnity insurers (the run-off cover support payment); and the
    Medical Indemnity Act 2002
    to enable a claims protocol to be determined to cover the payment of expenses arising from incurred but not reported indemnity scheme claims. Also repeals the
    Medical Indemnity (Enhanced UMP Indemnity) Contribution Act 2002
    and makes minor amendments to the
    Medical Indemnity Act 2002
    ,
    Medical Indemnity (Prudential Supervision and Product Standards) Act 2003
    and the Medical Indemnity (Prudential Supervision and Product Standards) Regulations 2003. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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