Health Insurance Act 1973 Declaration of Quality Assurance Activity under section 124X (QAA No. 1/2009) (Cth)

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

HEALTH INSURANCE ACT 1973

DECLARATION OF QUALITY ASSURANCE ACTIVITY

UNDER SECTION 124X

QAA No. 1/2009

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 Activity) to be a quality assurance activity to which Part VC of the Act applies being satisfied in relation to the Activity 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.

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Nicola Roxon

Minister for Health and Ageing

Dated:         10 / 6 / 2009       

SCHEDULE

QAA No. 1/2009

RE-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:     The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG).

Title:   Perinatal mortality and morbidity: Learning from adverse events to improve care

Description:  This activity seeks to improve the audit, investigation and peer review skills of specialists who have been involved in perinatal deaths or severe adverse events. By learning from these adverse events, clinicians can improve clinical and organisational practice.

2.         Organisation engaging in activity:     The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG).

Title:   Nuchal Translucency – Ultrasound, Education and Monitoring Program

Description:   This activity seeks to maintain an ultrasound practitioners ability to accurately measure the nuchal translucency in the first trimester ultrasound scans through a process of continual audit by comparing current practice with current standards.