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HEALTH LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 1983


TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   1.      Short title.  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Principal Act  
   4.      Interpretation  
   5.       
   6.      Minister may vary Part 7 of table  
   7.      Disadvantaged persons, being immigrants or refugees  
   8.       
   9.      Heading to Part II  
   10.     Interpretation  
   11.     Medicare benefits calculated by reference to fees  
   12.      
   13.     Increased fee in complex cases  
   14.     Appeal from decision on increased fee  
   15.     Medicare benefit not to exceed medical expenses incurred  
   16.     Medicare benefit in respect of 2 or more operations  
   17.     Forms of undertaking for approved pathology practitioners  
   18.     Medicare benefit not payable in respect of certain medical expenses  
   19.     Medicare benefit not payable where compensation, &c., payable  
   20.     Medicare benefit not payable in respect of certain professional services  
   21.     Regulations may provide that medicare benefit be not payable in respect of prescribed class of professional services  
   22.     Medicare benefit not payable in respect of professional services rendered by or on behalf of disqualified practitioners  
   23.     Particulars of disqualifications under section 19B to be published, &c.  
   24.     Persons entitled to medicare benefits  
   25.      
   26.     Claims for medicare benefit  
   27.     Repeal of sections 20C to 20F (inclusive)  
   28.     Medical services outside Australia  
   29.     Undertakings with respect to pensioners  
   30.     Common form of undertaking  
   31.      
   32.      
   33.      
   34.     Display of certificates relating to approval and categorization  
   35.      
   36.     Notice by person ceasing to be proprietor of hospital  
   37.      
   38.     Agreements with States and Northern Territory for provision of hospital services  
   39.      
   40.      
   41.     Claims by proprietors of private hospitals  
   42.     Certain daily bed payments not payable where compensation, &c., is payable to  
   43.      
   44.     Access to premises  
   45.      
   46.     Recognition of consultant physician, &c.  
   47.     Heading to Division 2 of Part V  
   48.     Interpretation  
   49.     Medicare Benefits Advisory Committee  
   50.     Functions of Committee  
   51.     Interpretation  
   52.     Recommendation by Committee  
   53.     Determination by Minister  
   54.     Interpretation  
   55.     Recommendation by Committee  
   56.     Determination by Minister  
   57.      
   58.     Bribery, &c.  
   59.     Officers to observe secrecy  
   60.     Repeal of sections 130C and 130D  
   61.     Delegation  
   62.     Regulations  
   63.      Consequential amendments  
   64.     Insertion of new Schedule 2  
   65.     Principal Act  
   66.     Interpretation  
   67.      
   68.     Medibank private functions  
   69.     Application of National Health Act and Health Insurance Act  
   70.     Additional functions relating to health matters  
   71.     Prescribed functions  
   72.     Delegation  
   73.      
   74.     Constitution of Commission  
   75.      
   76.     Termination of appointment of part-time Commissioner  
   77.     Termination of appointment of General Manager  
   78.     Moneys to be paid to the Commission for purposes of Part II or IIB  
   79.      
   80.     Financial policy concerning medibank private functions  
   81.      
   82.      
   83.     Borrowing and investment by Commission  
   84.     Advances by the Commonwealth  
   85.      
   86.     Annual report of Commission  
   87.     Certain functions performed before Royal Assent  
   88.     Principal Act  
   89.     Interpretation  
   90.     Waiting period  
   91.     Interpretation  
   92.     Travel allowance  
   93.     Heading to Part VI  
   94.     Interpretation  
   95.     Applications by organizations for registration as hospital benefits  
   96.     Applications by organizations for registration as health benefits organizations  
   97.      
   98.     Registration  
   99.      
   100.    Conditions of registration  
   101.     
   102.    Reinsurance Account in health benefits funds  
   103.    Health Benefits Reinsurance Trust Fund  
   104.    Remuneration and allowances of Trustees of Health Benefits Reinsurance Fund  
   105.    Directions by Minister to registered organizations  
   106.    Minister may give directions to registered organizations concerning management practices  
   107.    Directions subject to Parliamentary disallowance  
   108.    Refusal to admit person as contributor on ground of health  
   109.    Refusal of contributions of patients in institution  
   110.    Directions to reinstate person as contributor to registered organization  
   111.    Minister may require information to be furnished  
   112.    Directions by Minister  
   113.    Exemption of professional services and associated hospital treatment from basic table  
   114.    Determination of certain hospital benefits by Permanent Head  
   115.    Conduct of health benefits funds  
   116.    Registered organization to keep records and furnish information  
   117.    Examination of records, books and accounts of registered organizations  
   118.    Annual report by Permanent Head  
   119.    Changes of rules, &c., by registered organizations  
   120.    Cancellation of registration of organization  
   121.    Offences  
   122.    Interpretation  
   123.    Investigation of organization by inspector  
   124.    Report of inspector  
   125.    Application for judicial management or winding up of a fund  
   126.     
   127.    Order of Court to be binding on all persons, &c.  
   128.     
   129.    Applications for review by Tribunal  
   130.    Evidence  
   131.    Schedule  
   132.    Amendments of other Acts  
   133.    Interpretation  
   134.    Continued operation of Health Insurance Act and National Health Act  
   135.    Acts Interpretation Act not affected  
   136.    Regulations  
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