Health Insurance Act 1973 Declaration of Quality Assurance Activity under section 124X (QAA No. 1/2008) (Cth)

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

HEALTH INSURANCE ACT 1973

DECLARATION OF QUALITY ASSURANCE ACTIVITY UNDER SECTION 124X      QAA No. 1/2008

This document is a compilation of the current determinations under section 124X of the Health Insurance Act 1973 (the Act).

It comprises the Declaration of Quality Assurance Activity Under Section 124X QAA No.1/2008 made on 31 March 2008, as amended by the Amendment Declaration of Quality Assurance Activity Under Section 124X QAA No. 3/2008 made on 30 July 2008.

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

1. DECLARE the Activity described in the Schedule to this declaration (the Activity) is a quality assurance activity to which Part VC of the Act applies being satisfied in relation to the Activity that:

(i)the people engaging in the Activity are authorised to do so by an association of health professionals;

(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.

This compilation was prepared on 20 March 2009 by the Department of Health and Ageing.

SCHEDULE

QAA No. 1/2008

DECLARED QUALITY ASSURANCE ACTIVITY TO WHICH PART VC OF THE HEALTH INSURANCE ACT 1973 APPLIES

Item     Description of Quality Assurance Activity

1.         Organisation engaging in activity:     RCPA Quality Assurance Programs Pty Limited.

Title:   Key Incident Monitoring and Management System.

Description:  The Activity is a quality assurance program to measure, report and monitor pre- and post- analytical laboratory incidents and errors, to enable participant laboratories to benchmark their performance and to allow laboratories to implement quality improvement activities appropriate to their performance as measured by the activity.

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Table of Instruments

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Instrument   Date of FRLI Registration                Date of Commencement           Application,

  saving or

  transitional

  provision

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Declaration of Quality                9 April 2008   10 April 2008

Assurance Activity Under           (see F2008L01022)   (see F2008L01022)

Section 124X

QAA No. 1/2008

Declaration of Quality                20 August 2008   21 August 2008

Assurance Activity Under           (see F2008L03095)   (see F2008L03095)

Section 124X

QAA No. 3/2008

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Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted      am. = amended     rep. = repealed     rs. = repealed and substituted

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Provision affected     How affected

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Schedule

Item 1

Organisation Engaging in Activity                    rs. F2008L03095

Title   rep. F2008L03095

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