Bill
Health Insurance Amendment (Professional Services Review Scheme) Bill 2023
passed, as at 2023-09-28. Health and Aged Care portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Health and Aged Care
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2023-05-24
- second reading — 2023-05-24
- second reading — 2023-06-13
- second reading — 2023-06-13
- third reading — 2023-06-13
- introduced — 2023-06-14
- second reading — 2023-06-14
- second reading — 2023-09-14
- second reading — 2023-09-14
- third reading — 2023-09-14
- passed — 2023-09-14
- royal assent — 2023-09-28
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 2023-05-24.
The bill would change how senior staff of the Professional Services Review are appointed and how document production notices are issued.
It would remove the requirement for the Australian Medical Association to agree to the Director's appointment and let the Minister consult directly with peak bodies for other positions.
A new Associate Director role would be created, and the Chief Executive Medicare would no longer need to consult stakeholder groups before issuing a notice to produce documents.
- Removes the Australian Medical Association's veto power over the Director of the Professional Services Review.
- Allows direct consultation with relevant peak bodies for appointing Deputy Directors, Panel members, and Determining Authority members.
- Establishes the statutory office of Associate Director of the Professional Services Review.
- Removes the requirement for the Chief Executive Medicare to consult stakeholder groups before issuing a notice to produce documents.
The Australian Medical Association, the Minister, the Director of the Professional Services Review, health professionals, and stakeholder groups are affected.
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