Bill
Dental Benefits Legislation Amendment Bill 2014
passed, as at 2014-11-03. Health portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Health
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2014-03-26
- second reading — 2014-03-26
- second reading — 2014-10-20
- second reading — 2014-10-22
- second reading — 2014-10-23
- second reading — 2014-10-23
- third reading — 2014-10-23
- introduced — 2014-10-28
- second reading — 2014-10-28
- second reading — 2014-10-30
- second reading — 2014-10-30
- third reading — 2014-10-30
- passed — 2014-10-30
- royal assent — 2014-11-03
Divisions
No divisions recorded. Most questions are decided on the voices; this does not establish that a bill was unopposed.
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2014-03-26.
The bill would let the Chief Executive Medicare cancel certain debts owed by dentists under the old Chronic Disease Dental Scheme.
It would also update the Child Dental Benefits Schedule by adding compliance powers and allowing reviews of suspected poor practice.
The waiver applies to services before 1 April 2010 if all legal requirements were met, and to later services if the dentist shows intent to follow the rules.
- Creates a waiver provision for debts under the Medicare Chronic Disease Dental Scheme.
- Amends the Dental Benefits Act 2008 to add compliance powers for the Child Dental Benefits Schedule.
- Extends the Professional Services Review scheme to dental services under the Child Dental Benefits Schedule.
- Allows the Chief Executive Medicare and Department of Human Services staff to get documents from dentists to verify payments.
- Makes machinery changes to the Dental Benefits Act, including clarifying protected information disclosure and updating the definition of 'dental provider'.
Dentists who provided services under the Chronic Disease Dental Scheme and children aged 2 to 17 eligible for the Child Dental Benefits Schedule.
Sources
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