Health Insurance Amendment (Prescribed Dental Patients and Other Measures) Bill 2023

Type
Government
Portfolio
Health and Aged Care
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Act
Parliament no
47

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Summary

Amends the Health Insurance Act 1973 to: remove the age limit on eligibility for Medicare benefits for treatment of cleft and craniofacial conditions; enable Services Australia to use a computerised system to manage the Register of Approved Placements; and require bonded participants of the Bonded Medical Program to complete their return of service obligations in an amount of weeks rather than years and make related amendments.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time 22 Mar 2023
Second reading moved 22 Mar 2023
Second reading debate 28 Mar 2023
Referred to Federation Chamber 28 Mar 2023
Second reading debate 28 Mar 2023
Second reading agreed to 28 Mar 2023
Reported from Federation Chamber 29 Mar 2023
Third reading agreed to 29 Mar 2023
Senate
Introduced and read a first time 30 Mar 2023
Second reading moved 30 Mar 2023
Second reading debate 09 Aug 2023
Second reading agreed to 09 Aug 2023
Committee of the Whole debate 09 Aug 2023
Committee of the Whole debate 10 Aug 2023
Third reading agreed to 10 Aug 2023
Finally passed both Houses 10 Aug 2023
Assent
  • Act no: 59
  • Year: 2023
21 Aug 2023

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

Explanatory memoranda

Proposed amendments

Senate

Schedules of amendments

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Text of bill

  • First reading: Text of the bill as introduced into the Parliament
  • Third reading: Prepared if the bill is amended by the house in which it was introduced. This version of the bill is then considered by the second house.
  • As passed by both houses: Final text of bill agreed to by both the House of Representatives and the Senate which is presented to the Governor-General for assent.

Explanatory memoranda

  • Explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and provides an explanation of the content of the introduced version (first reading) of the bill.
  • Supplementary explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains amendments proposed by the government to the bill.
  • Revised explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains the amended version (third reading) of the bill. It supersedes the explanatory memorandum.

Proposed amendments

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Schedules of amendments

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