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Health Services Amendment (Health
Purchasing Victoria) Bill 2012
Introduction Print
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
General
The Bill amends the Health Services Act 1988 to expand the range of health
or related services in relation to which Health Purchasing Victoria performs
functions and exercises powers to include registered community health
centres and women's health services.
Clause Notes
Clause 1 sets out the purpose of the Bill.
The purpose of the Health Services Amendment (Health
Purchasing Victoria) Bill 2012 is to expand the range of health or
related services in relation to which Health Purchasing Victoria
performs functions and exercises powers to include registered
community health centres and women's health services.
Clause 2 is the commencement provision.
The provisions will come into effect on the day after the day on
which the Health Services Amendment (Health Purchasing
Victoria) Bill 2012 receives Royal Assent.
Clause 3 inserts new paragraphs (ab) and (ac) into the definition of health
or related service in section 3(1) of the Health Services Act
1988.
By new paragraph (ab), registered community health centres are
included in the definition of health or related service.
By new paragraph (ac), women's health services are included in
the definition of health or related service by reference to new
Schedule 6.
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Registered community health centres are regulated by Division 6
of Part 3 of the Act. There are currently 38 registered community
health centres in Victoria, 22 being located in metropolitan
Melbourne and the remaining 16 being located in rural Victoria.
There are 11 women's health services listed in new Schedule 6.
The effect of this amendment will be to enable Health Purchasing
Victoria to perform functions and exercise powers in relation to
registered community health centres and women's health services
in the same way it does in relation to all health or related services
(other than public hospitals). For example, registered community
health centres and women's health services will be able to access
common use contracts for the supply of goods and services
facilitated by Health Purchasing Victoria.
Clause 4 inserts new Schedule 6 into the Health Services Act 1988.
Schedule 6 lists the 11 women's health services.
Clause 5 provides for the automatic repeal of this amending Act on the
first anniversary of its commencement.
The repeal of this Act does not affect in any way the continuing
operation of the amendments made by this Act (see section 15(1)
of the Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984).
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