Declaration of Quality Assurance Activity under section 124X of the Health Insurance Act 1973 – QAA 9/2016 (Cth)
Declaration of Quality Assurance Activity under section 124X of the Health Insurance Act 1973 – QAA 9/2016
I, CHRIS BAGGOLEY, delegate of the Minister for Health, make this declaration under section 124X of the Health Insurance Act 1973.
Dated: 13 July 2016
Professor Chris Baggoley
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
Name of Declaration
This Declaration is the Declaration of Quality Assurance Activity under section 124X of the Health Insurance Act 1973 – QAA 9/2016.
Commencement
This Declaration commences the day after registration.
Cessation
This Declaration will cease to be in force as if repealed at the end of 5 years after the Declaration is signed.
Authority
This Declaration is made under section 124X of the Health Insurance Act 1973.
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 9/2016
1 Title
Australasian Vascular Audit (AVA)
Description:
The AVA audit aims to prospectively capture all private and public vascular surgery procedures performed in Australia and New Zealand. It will allow for real-time comparison of outcomes for an individual or unit with the peer group. Information will be gathered to provide reliable bi-national data for training, research and publication.
The AVA Audit is operated by the Australian and New Zealand Society for Vascular Surgery (ANZSVS).
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