Search all bills

TOTAL RESULTS: 3785

• Health Legislation Amendment Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Sep 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the

  National Health Act 1953

  to: extend, until 30 June 2006, the existing arrangements for approving pharmacists to supply medicines subsidised under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme; clarify that dependants of contributors to a health benefits fund with appropriate cover, as well as the contributors, are covered by the fund;

  Health Insurance Act 1973

  to: clarify the scope of the power to make Medicare Tables; and enable the Minister to make legislative instruments determining that Medicare benefits are not payable for professional services in specified circumstances; and

  Medical Indemnity Act 2002

  to replace references to the Health Insurance Commission with references to the Chief Executive Officer of Medicare Australia. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Health Amendment (Budget Measures—Pharmaceutical Benefits Safety Net) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Sep 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the

  National Health Act 1953

  to: exclude early supply of certain pharmaceutical benefits scheme (PBS) medicines from safety net entitlements and apply standard patient co-payments to such supplies; and increase the PBS Safety Net threshold. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Health Amendment (Immunisation Program) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Sep 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the

  National Health Act 1953

  in relation to vaccine funding advisory arrangements under the National Immunisation Program (NIP), including extending the functions of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee to providing the Minister with advice about vaccines to be funded under the NIP. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Therapeutic Goods Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Sep 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Therapeutic Goods Act 1989

  to narrow the circumstances in which patent certification is required by applicants seeking to list or register a therapeutic good on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Therapeutic Goods Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Aug 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Therapeutic Goods Act 1989

  to provide the Therapeutic Goods Administration with additional sanctions and enforcement options for dealing with suppliers and manufacturers who fail to comply with regulatory requirements including product and manufacturing standards, including: introduction of a tiered offence regime and civil penalties for breaches; providing for infringement notices, enforceable undertakings and strict liability offences; and extending territorial jurisdiction in certain circumstances. Also makes a consequential amendment to the

  Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Medical Devices) Act 2002

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Health Insurance Amendment (Medical Specialists) Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  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

  Track (What's this?)

  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

  Track (What's this?)

  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

  Track (What's this?)

  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

  Track (What's this?)

  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