Summary
Amends the:
Dental Benefits Act 2008
and
Health Insurance Act 1973
to change the timeframe for making claims relating to bulk-billed Medicare and dental services from 2 years to 1 year;
Human Services (Medicare) Act 1973
to update investigative powers in relation to Medicare fraud offences;
National Health Act 1953
to streamline pharmacy approval processes;
Therapeutic Goods Act 1989
to: enable the department to manage and alleviate the consequences of therapeutic goods shortages; and support compliance and enforcement activities undertaken in relation to unlawful therapeutic and vaping goods; and
Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) Act 2023
to clarify the intended operation of certain provisions.