Dental Benefits Legislation Amendment Act 2014 (Cth)

Dental Benefits Legislation Amendment Act 2014

No. 115, 2014

An Act to amend legislation in relation to dental benefits, and for other purposes

Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Amendments Part 1—Professional Services Review Scheme Dental Benefits Act 2008 Health Insurance Act 1973 Part 2—Waiver of debts arising in relation to the Chronic Disease Dental Scheme Health Insurance Act 1973 Part 3—Compliance Dental Benefits Act 2008 Part 4—Delegation of Ministerial powers Dental Benefits Act 2008 Part 5—Dental providers Dental Benefits Act 2008 Part 6—Provision of information Dental Benefits Act 2008 Part 7—Technical amendment Dental Benefits Act 2008

Dental Benefits Legislation Amendment Act 2014 No. 115, 2014

An Act to amend legislation in relation to dental benefits, and for other purposes

[Assented to 3 November 2014]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Dental Benefits Legislation Amendment Act 2014.

2 Commencement This Act commences on the day after this Act receives the Royal Assent.

3 Schedule(s) Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendments

Part 1—Professional Services Review Scheme

Dental Benefits Act 2008

1 Section 4 Insert: disqualified practitioner: a dental practitioner is a disqualified practitioner if: (a) the dental practitioner is fully disqualified under an agreement in effect under section 92 of the Health Insurance Act 1973; or (b) the dental practitioner is fully disqualified under section 105 of that Act; or (c) a final determination under section 106TA of that Act containing a direction under paragraph 106U(1)(h) of that Act that the dental practitioner be fully disqualified is in effect. Note: Under section 106ZPM of the Health Insurance Act 1973 (which deals with failure to produce certain documents or give certain information), a person may be taken to be a disqualified practitioner for the purposes of sections 20B to 20E of this Act. partly disqualified practitioner: a dental practitioner is a partly disqualified practitioner in relation to a dental service if: (a) the dental practitioner is partly disqualified under an agreement in effect under section 92 of the Health Insurance Act 1973 in respect of the service; or (b) a final determination under section 106TA of that Act containing a direction under paragraph 106U(1)(g) of that Act that the dental practitioner be partly disqualified is in effect in respect of the service.