Health Insurance (Accredited Pathology Laboratories — Approval) Amendment Principles 2006 (No. 1) (Cth)

Health Insurance (Accredited Pathology Laboratories  — Approval) Amendment Principles 2006 (No. 1)

Health Insurance Act 1973

I, DAVID ANDREW LEARMONTH, First Assistant Secretary, Acute Care Division, Department of Health and Ageing, determine these Principles under subsection 23DNA (1) of the Health Insurance Act 1973.

Dated 21 March 2006
D LEARMONTH

First Assistant Secretary, Acute Care Division, Department of Health and Ageing

1. Name of Principles

These Principles are the Health Insurance (Accredited Pathology Laboratories  — Approval) Amendment Principles 2006 (No. 1).

1. Commencement

These Principles commence on 1 August 2006.

1. Amendment of Health Insurance (Accredited Pathology Laboratories  — Approval) Principles 2002

Schedule 1 amends the Health Insurance (Accredited Pathology Laboratories  — Approval) Principles 2002.

Schedule 1        Amendment

(section 3)

[1]           Schedule 1, Part 1

substitute

Part 1          NPAAC materials

Item	Material	Publication date
1	Guidelines for Data Communication	1998
2	Information on Transport of Pathology Specimens	1998
3	Requirements for Supervision of Pathology Laboratories	1999
4	Guidelines for Cytogenetics Laboratories	2001
5	Guidelines for Quality Systems in Medical Laboratories	2001
6	Guidelines for Performance of the Pathology Surgical Cutup	2001
7	Guidelines for the Use of Fluid Based Collection Systems and Automated and Semi-Automated Screening Devices in the Practice of Gynaecological (Cervical) Cytology	2001
8	Guidelines for Retention of Laboratory Records and Diagnostic Material	2002
9	Standards for Pathology Laboratories	2002
10	Guidelines for the Facilities and Operation of Hospital and Forensic Mortuaries	2004
11	Standards for Pathology Laboratory Participation in External Proficiency Testing Programs	2004
12	Guidelines for Laboratory Procedures Related to the Processing, Storage and Infusion of Cells for Transplantation or Cell Therapy	2004
13	Requirements for the Validation of In-House In Vitro Diagnostic Devices (IVDs)	2004
14	Requirements for Gynaecological (Cervical) Cytology	2004
15	Performance Measures for Australian Laboratories Reporting Cervical Cytology	2004
16	Guidelines for Approved Pathology Collection Centres (APCCs)	2006
17	Laboratory Accreditation Standards and Guidelines for Nucleic Acid Detection Techniques	2006