Health Act 1997 (TAS)

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Health Act 1997

An Act to make provision for quality assurance committees, for ensuring that certain Medicare principles are given effect to, and certain Medicare commitments are undertaken, in the provision of public hospital services and for other matters

[Royal Assent 19 June 1997]

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

1Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Health Act 1997. 2CommencementThe provisions of this Act commence on a day or days to be proclaimed. 3InterpretationIn this Act, unless the contrary intention appears –[Section 3 Amended by No. 13 of 2019, Sched. 1, Applied:18 Jun 2019] [Section 3 Amended by No. 23 of 2022, s. 17, Applied:24 Oct 2022] admitted patient means an admitted patient as defined in the National Health Data Dictionary; Commonwealth Act means the Health Insurance Act 1973 of the Commonwealth; eligible person means an eligible person within the meaning of the Commonwealth Act; [Section 3 Amended by No. 17 of 2006, Sched. 3, Applied:01 Oct 2011] [Section 3 Amended by No. 23 of 2022, s. 17, Applied:24 Oct 2022] health service establishment means an establishment within the meaning of the Health Service Establishments Act 2006; [Section 3 Amended by No. 23 of 2022, s. 17, Applied:24 Oct 2022] hospital services – see section 3A; [Section 3 Amended by No. 13 of 2019, Sched. 1, Applied:18 Jun 2019] Medicare commitments means the commitments set out in Part 2 of Schedule 1; [Section 3 Amended by No. 13 of 2019, Sched. 1, Applied:18 Jun 2019] Medicare principles means the principles set out in Part 1 of Schedule 1; [Section 3 Amended by No. 23 of 2022, s. 17, Applied:24 Oct 2022] National Health Data Dictionary means the document published, whether in paper or electronic format, by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare established under the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Act 1987 of the Commonwealth, as a reference of standardised accepted terms and protocols for data collection in the health sector, as amended or substituted from time to time; [Section 3 Amended by No. 23 of 2022, s. 17, Applied:24 Oct 2022] non-admitted patient means a person in receipt of non-admitted patient services; [Section 3 Amended by No. 23 of 2022, s. 17, Applied:24 Oct 2022] non-admitted patient services means non-admitted patient services as defined in the National Health Data Dictionary; professional association means an association, society, college or other body of health professionals. 3AMeaning of hospital services [Section 3A Inserted by No. 23 of 2022, s. 18, Applied:24 Oct 2022] (1)  In this section – hospital patient means – (a) an admitted patient; or (b) a non-admitted patient. (2)  For the purposes of this Act, hospital services means the provision of any one or more of the following services to a hospital patient: (a) medical services; (b) diagnostic services; (c) nursing services; (d) paramedical…

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