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Health Insurance (Approved Billing Agents) Instrument 2017 Health Insurance Act 1973
I, GREG HUNT, Minister for Health, make the following instrument under subsection 20AB(5) and 20AB(6) of the Health Insurance Act 1973.
GREG HUNT Minister for Health 14 September 2017
Contents Part 1 Preliminary 1 Name of instrument 2 Commencement 3 Repeal 4 Authority 5 Schedule 6 Definitions 7 Conditions of approval Schedule Guidelines Part 1 Criteria for Approval 1 Prohibited person not to be approved 2 Billing agent to give copy of annual report 3 Billing agent must keep trust account 4 Billing agent to give copy of certificate of incorporation 5 Approval to have force for 1 year 6 Undertakings to be given Part 2 Undertakings by Applicant 7 Undertakings to be given effect 8 Keeping of records 9 Inspection of books and records 10 Information about conduct of business 11 Keeping of trust account 12 Claims lodged by registered organisations 13 Patient's statement of account 14 Payment to an assigning practitioner - 90 day period 15 Billing agent's earnings 16 Privacy 17 Changes in circumstances 18 Statement of activity
Part 1 Preliminary
1 Name of instrument This instrument is the Health Insurance (Approved Billing Agents) Instrument 2017.
2 Commencement This instrument commences on the day after registration.
3 Repeal This instrument repeals:
(1) The Health Insurance (Billing Agents – Conditions of Approval) Determination (No. 1) 2004; and (2) The Health Insurance (Approval of Billing Agents) Guidelines (No. 1) 2004.
4 Authority This instrument is made under subsection 20AB(5) and 20AB(6) of the Health Insurance Act 1973.
5 Schedule The Schedule sets out the Guidelines that are made under subsection 20AB(6) of the Act for the purposes of subsection 20AB(3) of the Act.
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