Second Reading Speeches

Health Legislation Amendment (eHealth) Bill 2015

Type
Government
Portfolio
Health
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Act
Parliament no
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Summary

Amends the:

Healthcare Identifiers Act 2010
,
Health Insurance Act 1973
,
National Health Act 1953
and
Personally Controlled Electronic Health Records Act 2012
to change the name of the Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record system to the My Health Record system;
Copyright Act 1968
,
Healthcare Identifiers Act 2010
,
Personally Controlled Electronic Health Records Act 2012
and
Privacy Act 1988
to: trial opt-out arrangements in selected regions and enable opt-out to occur nationally if the trials are successful; abolish the Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record Jurisdictional Advisory Committee and Independent Advisory Council; revise the way that permissions to collect, use and disclose information are presented; create new civil and criminal penalties and provide that enforceable undertakings and injunctions are available in both the healthcare identifiers service or the My Health Record system; clarify that information about healthcare provider organisations is not personal information; clarify that health-related disability, palliative care and aged care services are considered health services; and clarify mandatory data breach notification requirements for participants in the system; and
Health Insurance Act 1973
,
National Health Act 1953
and
Personally Controlled Electronic Health Records Act 2012
to make consequential amendments.

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