Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

HEALTHCARE IDENTIFIERS ACT 2010 - SECT 7

  ( 1 )   Each of the following is identifying information of a healthcare provider who is an individual , if the service operator requires it for the purpose of performing the service operator ' s functions under this Act in relation to the healthcare provider :

  (a)   the name of th e healthcare provider ;

  (b)   the address of the healthcare provider;

  (ba)   the email address, telephone number and fax number of the healthcare provider;

  (c)   the date of birth, and the date of birth accuracy indicator, of the healthcare provider;

  (d)   the sex of the healthcare provider;

  (e)   the type of healthcare provider that the individual is;

  (f)   if the healthcare provider is registered by a registration authority--the registration authority ' s identifier for the healthcare provider and the status of the registration (such as conditional, suspended or cancelled);

  (g)   other information that i s prescribed by the regulations for the purpose of this paragraph.

  ( 2 )   Each of the following is identifying information of a healthcare provider that is not an individual , if the service operator requires it for the purpose of performing the service operator ' s functions under this Act in relation to the healthcare provider :

  (a)   the name of the healthcare provider;

  (b)   the address of the healthcare provider;

  (ba)   the email address, telephone number and fax number of the healthcare provider;

  (c)   if applicable, the ABN (within the meaning of the A New Tax System (Australian Business Number) Act 1999 ) of the healthcare provider;

  (d)   if applicable, the ACN (within the meaning of the Corporations Act 2001 ) of the healthcare provider;

  (e)   other information that is prescribed by the regulations for the purpose of this paragraph .

  (3)   Each of the following is identifying information of a healthcare recipient, if the service operator requires it for the purpose of performing the service operator ' s functions under this Act in relation to the healthcare recipient:

  (a)   if applicable, the Medicare number of the healthcare recipient;

  (b)   if applicable, the Veterans ' Affairs Department file number of the healthcare recipient;

  (c)   the name of the healthcare recipient;

  (d)   the address of the healthcare recipient;

  (e)   the date of birth, and the date of birth accuracy indicator, of the healthcare recipient;

  (f)   the sex of the healthcare recipient;

  (g)   for a healthcare recipient who was part of a multiple birth--the order in which the healthcare recipient was born;

Example: The 2nd of twins.

  (h)   if applicable, the date of death, and the date of death accuracy indicat or, of the healthcare recipient ;

  (i)   other information that is prescribed by the regulations for the purpose of this paragraph.