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This is a Bill, not an Act. For current law, see the Acts databases.
HEALTH INSURANCE AMENDMENT (EXTENDED MEDICARE SAFETY NET) BILL 2012
2010-2011-2012
The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Presented and read a first time
Health Insurance Amendment (Extended
Medicare Safety Net) Bill 2012
No. , 2012
(Health and Ageing)
A Bill for an Act to amend the Health Insurance Act
1973, and for other purposes
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Contents
1 Short
title
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2 Commencement
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3 Schedule(s)
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Schedule 1--Amendments
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Health Insurance Act 1973
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Health Insurance Amendment (Extended Medicare Safety Net) Bill 2012 No. , 2012 1
A Bill for an Act to amend the Health Insurance Act
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1973, and for other purposes
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The Parliament of Australia enacts:
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1 Short title
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This Act may be cited as the Health Insurance Amendment
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(Extended Medicare Safety Net) Act 2012.
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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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Commencement information
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Provision(s) Commencement
Date/Details
1. Sections 1 to 3
and anything in
this Act not
elsewhere covered
by this table
The day this Act receives the Royal Assent.
2. Schedule 1,
items 1 and 2
A single day to be fixed by Proclamation.
However, if the provision(s) do not
commence within the period of 6 months
beginning on the day this Act receives the
Royal Assent, they commence on the day
after the end of that period.
3. Schedule 1,
item 3
The day after this Act receives the Royal
Assent.
4. Schedule 1,
item 4
At the same time as the provision(s) covered
by table item 2.
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 Schedule(s)
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Each Act 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
Health Insurance Amendment (Extended Medicare Safety Net) Bill 2012 No. , 2012
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Schedule 1--Amendments
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Health Insurance Act 1973
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1 After subsection 10ACA(7A)
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Insert:
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(7AA)
If:
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(a) 2 or more services (the original services) that are each
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specified in an item are deemed to constitute, or are treated
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as, one service (the deemed service) under this Act (other
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than a provision of this Act prescribed by the regulations);
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and
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(b) all of the items in which the original services are specified
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are items determined under section 10B to be items to which
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subsection (7A) of this section applies; and
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(c) the current claim is for the deemed service;
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then, despite subsections (2) and (7) of this section, the increase
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under this section in the benefit payable in respect of the claim
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cannot exceed the sum of the amounts determined under
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section 10B as the maximum increases for those items.
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Note:
For when 2 or more services are deemed to constitute one service, see
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sections 15 and 16.
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2 After subsection 10ADA(8A)
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Insert:
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(8AA)
If:
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(a) 2 or more services (the original services) that are each
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specified in an item are deemed to constitute, or are treated
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as, one service (the deemed service) under this Act (other
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than a provision of this Act prescribed by the regulations);
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and
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(b) all of the items in which the original services are specified
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are items determined under section 10B to be items to which
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subsection (8A) of this section applies; and
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(c) the current claim is for the deemed service;
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then, despite subsections (3) and (8) of this section, the increase
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under this section in the benefit payable in respect of the claim
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Schedule 1 Amendments
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cannot exceed the sum of the amounts determined under
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section 10B as the maximum increases for those items.
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Note:
For when 2 or more services are deemed to constitute one service, see
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sections 15 and 16.
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3 Subsection 10AE(1)
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Omit "state, in writing,", substitute "state, in a manner approved by the
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Chief Executive Medicare,".
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4 Application provision
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Subsections 10ACA(7AA) and 10ADA(8AA) of the Health Insurance
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Act 1973, as inserted by this Schedule, apply in relation to services
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rendered after the commencement of this item.
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