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2019-2020
The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Presented and read a first time
Health Insurance Amendment
(Administration) Bill 2020
No. , 2020
(Health)
A Bill for an Act to amend the
Health Insurance Act
1973
, and for related purposes
No. , 2020
Health Insurance Amendment (Administration) Bill 2020
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Contents
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Short title ........................................................................................... 1
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Commencement ................................................................................. 1
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Schedules ........................................................................................... 2
Schedule 1--Amendments
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Health and Other Services (Compensation) Act 1995
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Health Insurance Act 1973
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Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986
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No. , 2020
Health Insurance Amendment (Administration) Bill 2020
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A Bill for an Act to amend the
Health Insurance Act
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1973
, and for related purposes
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The Parliament of Australia enacts:
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1 Short title
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This Act is the
Health Insurance Amendment (Administration) Act
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2020
.
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2 Commencement
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(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table
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commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with
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column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect
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according to its terms.
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Health Insurance Amendment (Administration) Bill 2020
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Commencement information
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Provisions
Commencement
Date/Details
1. The whole of
this Act
The day after this Act receives the Royal
Assent.
Note:
This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally
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enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of
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this Act.
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(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act.
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Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it
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may be edited, in any published version of this Act.
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3 Schedules
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Legislation that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or
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repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule
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concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect
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according to its terms.
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Amendments
Schedule 1
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Health Insurance Amendment (Administration) Bill 2020
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Schedule 1--Amendments
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Health and Other Services (Compensation) Act 1995
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1 Subsection 3(1) (definition of
medicare benefit
)
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Repeal the definition, substitute:
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medicare benefit
has the same meaning as in the
Health Insurance
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Act 1973
.
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2 Paragraph 42(1)(e)
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Repeal the paragraph.
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Health Insurance Act 1973
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3 Subsection 3(1)
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Repeal the following definitions:
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(a) definition of
Australian Capital Territory Health Authority
;
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(b) definition of
excessive diagnostic imaging service
;
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(c) definition of
My Health Record System Operator
;
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(d) definition of
participating optometrist
;
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(e) definition of
Pathology Services Table Committee
.
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4 Subsection 3(1) (paragraph (c) of the definition of
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professional service
)
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Repeal the paragraph, substitute:
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(c) a service to which an item relates, being a clinically relevant
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service that is rendered by an optometrist; or
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5 Subsection 3(1)
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Repeal the following definitions:
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(a) definition of
registered healthcare recipient
;
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(b) definition of
registered repository operator
.
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6 Subsection 3(4A)
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Repeal the subsection.
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Schedule 1
Amendments
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7 Subsection 3(5)
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Omit "a participating optometrist,", substitute "an optometrist".
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8 Subsections 3C(1A) and (1B)
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Repeal the subsections.
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9 Subsection 4(2)
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Repeal the subsection.
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10 Subsection 4AA(1)
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Omit "(1)".
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11 Subsection 4AA(2)
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Repeal the subsection.
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12 Subsection 4A(1)
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Omit "(1)".
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13 Subsection 4A(2)
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Repeal the subsection.
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14 Section 10C
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Repeal the section.
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15 Subsections 16(4) and (5)
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Repeal the subsections.
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16 Section 18
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Repeal the section.
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17 Section 19A
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Repeal the section.
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18 Sections 23A, 23B, 23D and 23DAA
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Repeal the sections.
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Amendments
Schedule 1
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19 Subsection 23DZA(4)
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Omit ", under subsection (4), specify", substitute "specify as a shorter
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period for which the remote area exemption stays in force".
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20 Part V
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Repeal the Part.
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21 Subsection 81(1) (paragraph (c) of the definition of
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practitioner
)
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Repeal the paragraph.
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22 Subsection 81(1) (paragraph (d) of the definition of
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practitioner
)
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Omit "other than a participating optometrist".
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23 Paragraph 92(2)(d)
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Repeal the paragraph.
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24 Paragraph 106U(1)(e)
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Repeal the paragraph.
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25 Subsection 124B(1) (paragraph (c) of the definition of
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practitioner
)
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Repeal the paragraph.
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26 Subsection 124B(1) (paragraph (d) of the definition of
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practitioner
)
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Omit "other than a participating optometrist".
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27 Subsection 124B(3A)
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Repeal the subsection.
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28 Subsections 126(1) and (2)
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Omit ", or but for subsection 18(4) would be,".
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29 Section 129A
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Omit "participating".
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Schedule 1
Amendments
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Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986
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30 Subsection 93D(1) (definition of
pathology service
)
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Omit "subsection 4A(1)", substitute "section 4A".
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