Bill
Social Security Amendment (Diabetes Support) Bill 2016
lapsed, as at 2016-05-09.
- Sponsor
- MUIR, Sen Ricky
- Portfolio
- Not recorded
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2016-03-03
- second reading — 2016-03-03
- second reading — 2016-03-17
- other — 2016-04-17
- other — 2016-04-19
- other — 2016-05-09
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 2016-03-03.
The bill would give people diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus access to medication and devices regardless of where they live or how much money they have.
It would amend the Social Security Act 1991 to add benefits for holders of a health care card established by the bill, on top of existing Commonwealth support.
The bill would start on the day it receives royal assent.
- The bill creates a new health care card for people with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus.
- The bill ensures access to required medication and peripheral devices for those diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus.
- The bill adds benefits for card holders to existing support such as chronic disease management, National Diabetes Services Scheme products, and Medicare Safety Net payments.
Individuals diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus.
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