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• Private Health Insurance (Council Administration 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 Private Health Insurance Administration Council administration levy on registered health benefits organisations and validates the previous imposition of the levy. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Private Health Insurance (Reinsurance Trust Fund 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 Reinsurance Trust Fund levy on registered health benefits organisations and validates the previous imposition of the levy. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Health Legislation Amendment (Private Health Insurance Reform) Bill 2003 [2004]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  06 Mar 2003 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  National Health Act 1953

  and

  Private Health Insurance Incentives Act 1998

  in relation to the obligations of registered organisations; and to remove the rule change assessment process which requires registered health benefits organisations to submit all rule changes for government approval and replace it with a system of monitoring and compliance; and

  National Health Act 1953

  to: increase the powers of the Private Health Insurance Ombudsman (PHIO) to investigate complaints and resolve disputes; provide for an annual “state of the health funds” report by the PHIO; and make amendments to the lifetime health cover provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Health Insurance Amendment (Diagnostic Imaging, Radiation Oncology and Other Measures) Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Dec 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Health Insurance Act 1973

  in relation to payment of Medicare benefits for diagnostic imaging services. Also contains application and transitional provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Blood Authority Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Dec 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Establishes the National Blood Authority to manage and coordinate Australia’s blood supply in accordance with the National Blood Agreement agreed by the Commonwealth, States and Territories. Also provides for corporate plans, reporting requirements and a regulation-making power. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Medical Indemnity (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Nov 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Part of a package of four bills to implement a framework for medical indemnity insurance, the bill amends: the secrecy provisions of the

  Health Insurance Act 1973

  and

  National Health Act 1953

  to include reference to the medical indemnity legislation; and

  Health Insurance Commission Act 1973

  to: amend certain offence definitions; and require the Health Insurance Commission to include in its annual report material on the operations of the medical indemnity legislation. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Medical Indemnity (Enhanced UMP Indemnity) Contribution Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Nov 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Part of a package of four bills to implement a framework for medical indemnity insurance, the bill imposes a tax on certain members and former members of United Medical Protection Limited (UMP) to recover the costs of the Commonwealth guarantee to the provisional liquidator of UMP/AMIL (Australasian Medical Insurance Limited). Also contains a regulation-making power. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Medical Indemnity (IBNR Indemnity) Contribution Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Nov 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Part of a package of four bills to implement a framework for medical indemnity insurance, the bill imposes a tax on members of medical defence organisations with unfunded incurred but not reported liabilities to recover the costs of Commonwealth assistance in meeting these liabilities. Also contains a regulation-making power. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Medical Indemnity Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Nov 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Part of a package of four bills to implement a framework for medical indemnity insurance, the bill: implements the IBNR (incurred but not reported) indemnity scheme and the high cost claims scheme which provide for Commonwealth assistance in relation to certain liabilities of medical defence organisations and medical indemnity insurers; and introduces premium subsidies to assist medical practitioners in meeting the cost of indemnity coverage. Also contains a regulation-making power. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits—Budget Measures) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Nov 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the

  National Health Act 1953

  to increase Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme patient co-payments and safety net thresholds. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum