Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The Governor - General may make regulations prescribing matters:
(a) required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed; or
(b) necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act.
(2) The regulations may modify the operation of the following in relation to things done by, or in relation to, the Administrator, the Funding Body CEO or the Funding Body:
(a) the Archives Act 1983 ;
(b) the Australian Information Commissioner Act 2010 ;
(c) the Freedom of Information Act 1982 ;
(d) the Ombudsman Act 1976 ;
(e) the Privacy Act 1988 .
(3) Regulations under subsection (2) may be made only with the agreement of all of the members of the Standing Council on Health (as constituted for the purposes of Part 5.2).
• This Act sets up:
(a) the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care; and
(b) the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority; and
(c) the office of Administrator of the National Health Funding Pool; and
(d) the National Health Funding Body.
• The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care has functions relating to health care safety and quality matters.
• The main functions of the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority in relation to public hospitals and health care pricing and costing are as follows:
(a) to determine the national efficient price for health care services provided by public hospitals where the services are funded on an activity basis;
(b) to determine the efficient cost for health care services provided by public hospitals where the services are block funded;
(c) to publish this, and other information, for the purpose of informing decision makers in relation to the funding of public hospitals;
(d) if requested by the Minister or the Secretary, to advise the Commonwealth in relation to certain health care pricing and costing matters.
• The main functions of the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority in relation to aged care are as follows:
(a) to provide advice about certain aged care pricing and costing matters to each relevant Commonwealth Minister;
(b) to perform such functions as are conferred on the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority by the Aged Care Act.
• The main function of the Administrator of the National Health Funding Pool is to administer the National Health Funding Pool.
• The function of the National Health Funding Body is to assist the Administrator of the National Health Funding Pool.
• This Chapter sets up the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care.
• The Commission has functions relating to health care safety and quality matters.
• There is to be a Board of the Commission.
• There is to be a Chief Executive Officer of the Commission.
• Committees may be established to assist the Commission.
• This Chapter sets up the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority.
• The main functions of the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority in relation to public hospitals and health care pricing and costing are as follows:
(a) to determine the national efficient price for health care services provided by public hospitals where the services are funded on an activity basis;
(b) to determine the efficient cost for health care services provided by public hospitals where the services are block funded;
(c) to publish this, and other information, in a report each year for the purpose of informing decision makers in relation to the funding of public hospitals;
(d) if requested by the Minister or the Secretary, to advise the Commonwealth in relation to health care pricing and costing matters.
• The main functions of the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority in relation to aged care are as follows:
(a) to advise each relevant Commonwealth Minister in relation to aged care pricing and costing matters;
(b) to perform such functions as are conferred on the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority by the Aged Care Act.
• This Chapter also sets up the following committees to assist the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority:
(a) the Clinical Advisory Committee;
(b) the Jurisdictional Advisory Committee;
(c) the Aged Care Advisory Committee.
• This Chapter provides for the appointment of the Administrator of the National Health Funding Pool.
• The main function of the Administrator of the National Health Funding Pool is to administer the National Health Funding Pool.
• This Chapter also sets up the National Health Funding Body to
assist the Administrator.