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COMMUNITY SERVICES AND HEALTH LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT (No. 2) 1990


TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement

   PART 2 - AMENDMENTS OF THE AGED OR DISABLED PERSONS HOMES ACT 1954

   3.      Principal Act
   4.      Interpretation
   5.      Payments of financial assistance
   6.      Repeal of section and substitution of new section:
           10DA Charter of Residents' Rights and Responsibilities
   7.      Agreement between proprietor and resident
   8.      General conditions of recurrent subsidies
   9.      New Schedule:
           Schedule - CHARTER OF RESIDENTS' RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES IN APPROVED HOSTELS
   10.     Further amendments

   PART 3 - AMENDMENT OF THE DISABILITY SERVICES ACT 1986

   11.     Principal Act
   12.     Interpretation

   PART 4 - AMENDMENTS OF THE HEALTH INSURANCE ACT 1973 RELATING TO DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING SERVICES

   13.     Principal Act
   14.     Interpretation
   15.     Insertion of new section:
           4AA Diagnostic imaging services table
   16.     Insertion of new sections:
           16B Medicare benefits in relation to R-type diagnostic imaging services
           16C Medicare benefits in relation to diagnostic imaging services rendered in contravention of State or Territory laws
   17.     Medicare benefit not payable in respect of services rendered by disqualified practitioners etc.
   18.     Offences in relation to disqualification of practitioner
   19.     Insertion of new Part:
           PART IIB SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING SERVICES
           Division 1 Requests for, and records relating to, diagnostic imaging services
           23DQ Form etc. of requests
           23DR Retention of requests etc.
           23DS Other records of diagnostic imaging services
           Division 2 Remote area exemptions
           23DT Interpretation
           23DU Remote areas
           23DV Application for remote area exemption
           23DW Request for further information
           23DX Grant of remote area exemption
           23DY Restrictions on remote area exemptions
           23DZ Refusal of application
           23DZA Duration of remote area exemption
           23DZB Renewal of remote area exemption
           23DZC Revocation of remote area exemption
           23DZD Review of decisions
           23DZE Statements to accompany notification of decisions
           Division 3 Prohibited diagnostic imaging practices
           23DZF Interpretation
           23DZG Prohibited diagnostic imaging practices
           23DZH Notices etc. in relation to possible prohibited diagnostic imaging practices
           23DZJ Minister may take further action
   20.     Repeal of section and substitution of new sections:
           124E Chairperson to establish Medicare Participation Review Committee
           124EA Membership of Committees
           124EB Qualification of members
           124EC Provision of information to the person in relation to whom a Committee is convened
   21.     Insertion of new sections:
           124FE Committee may add parties to proceedings in relation to prohibited diagnostic imaging practices
           124FF Determinations in relation to prohibited diagnostic imaging practices
   22.     Insertion of new sections:
           129AE Recovery of amounts paid in respect of certain diagnostic imaging services
           129AF State and Territory authorities to be notified of contraventions of certain laws
   23.     Consequential amendments relating to diagnostic imaging services

   PART 5 - OTHER AMENDMENTS OF THE HEALTH INSURANCE ACT 1973

   24.     Principal Act
   25.     Interpretation
   26.     Health services not specified
   27.     Medicare benefit not payable in respect of services rendered in prescribed circumstances
   28.     Insertion of new section:
           19DA Offence in relation to deregistered practitioner
   29.     Initiation of excessive pathology services
   30.     Accredited pathology laboratories
   31.     Insertion of new section:
           23DNA Determination of principles for accreditation as pathology laboratory
   32.     Review of decisions
   33.     Functions of Committee
   34.     Functions of Committees
   35.     Insertion of new section:
           82A Guidelines relating to making of determinations
   36.     Determination by Minister
   37.     Determination by Minister
   38.     Heading to Part VA
   39.     Interpretation
   40.     References to Tribunal
   41.     Repeal of Division 4 of Part VA
   42.     Heading to Division 5 of Part VA
   43.     Appeals from Tribunals
   44.     Appeal to Federal Court of Australia
   45.     Interpretation
   46.     Repeal of certain sections
   47.     Further amendments of the Principal Act

   PART 6 - AMENDMENTS OF THE NATIONAL HEALTH ACT 1953

   48.     Principal Act
   49.     Recognised days of absence of qualified nursing home patients etc.
   50.     Interpretation
   51.     Approval of nursing home
   52.     Agreement between proprietor and patient
   53.     Referral of request to Nursing Homes Fees Review Committee of Inquiry
   54.     Repeal of section and substitution of new section:
           45F Charter of Residents' Rights and Responsibilities
   55.     Conditions of registration
   56.     Interpretation
   57.     Concessional benefit prescriptions, concession card prescriptions and entitlement card prescriptions
   58.     Heading to Division 1A of Part VII
   59.     Eligibility for safety net concession card and pharmaceutical benefits entitlement card
   60.     Insertion of new section:
           84DA Issue of safety net concession card
   61.     Form of cards
   62.     Persons covered by card
   63.     Additional and replacement cards
   64.     Fee to approved pharmacist etc. for issuing card
   65.     Period of effect of card
   66.     Return of card
   67.     Offences
   68.     Limited charges for pharmaceutical benefits
   69.     Entitlement to refund in certain circumstances
   70.     Approvals to be subject to conditions
   71.     Interpretation
   72.     Repeal of section and substitution of new section:
           117A Nursing Homes Fees Review Committees of Inquiry
   73.     Schedule
   74.     New Schedule:
           Schedule 2 CHARTER OF RESIDENTS' RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES IN APPROVED NURSING HOMES

   PART 7 - AMENDMENTS OF THE STATES GRANTS (NURSE EDUCATION TRANSFER ASSISTANCE) ACT 1985

   75.     Principal Act
   76.     Interpretation
   77.     Special nurse education transfer grants

   PART 8 - AMENDMENTS OF THE THERAPEUTIC GOODS ACT 1989

   78.     Principal Act
   79.     Interpretation
   80.     Forms etc. of therapeutic goods
   81.     Schedule
           SCHEDULE 1 -- CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS OF THE HEALTH INSURANCE ACT 1973 RELATING TO DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING SERVICES
           SCHEDULE 2 -- FURTHER AMENDMENTS OF THE HEALTH INSURANCE ACT 1973


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