Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The service operator may request an individual healthcare provider to provide the following information before assigning the healthcare provider a healthcare identifier:
(a) identifying information of the healthcare provider;
Note: Identifying information is defined in section 7.
(b) information that shows that section 9A applies to the healthcare provider.
(2) The service operator may request a healthcare provider organisation to provide the following information before assigning the healthcare provider a healthcare identifier:
(a) identifying information of the healthcare provider;
Note: Identifying information is defined in section 7.
(b) information that shows that section 9A applies to the healthcare provider;
(c) information identifying the healthcare provider's responsible officer and organisation maintenance officer, including the person's name, work address, work email address, work telephone number or work fax number.
(3) The healthcare provider must give the information in any form requested by the service operator.
Example: A healthcare provider may be asked for original documentation, or for the information to be given in writing or in a statutory declaration.
(4) If the service operator is not satisfied by the information given, it does not have to assign a healthcare identifier to the healthcare provider.