Health Insurance Act 1973 - Declaration of Quality Assurance Activities under section 124X (QAA No. 2/2009) (Cth)

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

HEALTH INSURANCE ACT 1973

DECLARATION OF QUALITY ASSURANCE ACTIVITIES

UNDER SECTION 124X

QAA No. 2/2009

I, Nicola Roxon, Minister for Health and Ageing, under Section 124X of the Health Insurance Act 1973 (the Act):

1. DECLARE the Activities described in the Schedule to this declaration (the Activities) to be  quality assurance activities to which Part VC of the Act applies being satisfied in relation to the Activities that:

(i)the organisations engaging in the Activities are authorised to do so by an association of health professionals; and

(ii)it is in the public interest that Part VC of the Act apply to the Activities having regard to the criteria prescribed in regulations 23C to 23G (inclusive) of the Health Insurance Regulations 1975.

Nicola Roxon

Minister for Health and Ageing

Dated:         22      /   9   /2009        

SCHEDULE

QAA No. 2/2009

DECLARED QUALITY ASSURANCE ACTIVITIES TO WHICH

PART VC OF THE HEALTH INSURANCE ACT 1973 APPLIES

Item      Description of Quality Assurance Activity

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1.         Organisation engaging in activity:     Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP).

Title:   Practice Visit Program

Description:  This activity involves psychiatrists participating in practice visits conducted by a peer who conducts a review based on the College Guidelines for Outpatient Psychiatric Practice. Participants are encouraged to review and further develop their professional practice so that their knowledge, skills and performance standards are maintained and that the provision of adequate and safe medical care is optimised.

2.         Organisation engaging in activity:     Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP).

Title:   Peer Review Groups

Description:   This activity provides psychiatrists working in small groups, the opportunity to review their own work and receive feedback on their work with the aim of continuous improvement of the quality of their practice and improving outcomes for individual patients.