Minister for Health Must Provide Written Notice for Accepted Undertakings and Approval for Accredited Pathology Laboratories
Health Insurance (Pathology - Fees - Repeal) Bill 2025
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Topics
administrative review health health insurance healthcare healthcare administration medical accreditation medical fees medical laboratories pathology laboratories pathology services
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Effects of this bill
If this bill passes, it means that:
The Minister for Health must give a written notice to people whose undertakings are accepted. This notice must state when the undertaking starts, how long it lasts, and how to ask the Administrative Review Tribunal to review the time period.
The Minister for Health can approve or refuse written applications to make a premises an accredited pathology laboratory. If the Minister approves the premises, they must give a copy of the approval to the applicant.
The Health Insurance (Pathology - Fees) Act 1991 and the Health Insurance (Pathology - Fees) Amendment (Norfolk Island) Act 2015 are both removed.
The Commonwealth must refund fees paid under the Health Insurance (Pathology - Fees) Act 1991 if the approval or undertaking starts on or after 1 July 2025.