Declaration of Quality Assurance Activity under section 124X of the Health Insurance Act 1973 – QAA 13/2016 (Cth)

Declaration of Quality Assurance Activity under section 124X of the Health Insurance Act 1973 – QAA 13/2016

I, ANTHONY HOBBS, delegate of the Minister for Health and Aged Care, make this declaration under section 124X of the Health Insurance Act 1973.

Dated:    09.08.2016             

Dr Anthony Hobbs

A/g Chief Medical Officer

Department of Health

Contents

PART 1           PRELIMINARY3

1            Name of Declaration3

2.           Commencement3

3.           Cessation3

4.           Authority3

5.           Schedule   3

SCHEDULE    4

Part 1          Preliminary

1. Name of Declaration

This Declaration is the Declaration of Quality Assurance Activity under section 124X of the Health Insurance Act 1973 – QAA 13/2016.

1. Commencement

This Declaration commences the day after registration.

1. Cessation

This Declaration will cease to be in force as if repealed at the end of 5 years after the Declaration is signed.

1. Authority

This Declaration is made under section 124X of the Health Insurance Act 1973.

1. Declaration of quality assurance activity

A quality assurance activity described in the Schedule to this Instrument is, to the extent the activity relates to health services provided in Australia, declared to be a quality assurance activity to which Part VC of the Health Insurance Act 1973 applies.

Schedule

Declaration of Quality Assurance Activity under section 124X of the Health Insurance Act 1973 – QAA 13/2016

1           Title

Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR) Quality and Accreditation Program

Description:

The activity provides a comprehensive framework for the implementation of standards of practice for medical imaging services in Australia, supported by the RANZCR Standards of Practice for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology.  The standards are implemented through cyclical quality assurance processes where sites are required to submit a range of data to the RANZCR for peer review, with the outcome fed back to the site.  The data submitted includes technical data, clinical images and equipment maintenance information.  The participants obtain professional expert feedback and advice to support their continuous quality improvement processes in medical imaging.

The RANZCR Quality and Accreditation Program covers mammography and MRI services.

The RANZCR Quality and Accreditation Program is operated by the RANZCR.