Health Insurance Act 1973 Declaration of Quality Assurance Activity under section 124X (QAA No. 3/2009) (Cth)

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

HEALTH INSURANCE ACT 1973

DECLARATION OF QUALITY ASSURANCE ACTIVITY

UNDER SECTION 124X

QAA No. 3/2009

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

(i)the organisation engaging in the Activity is authorised to do so by an association of health professionals; and

(ii)it is in the public interest that Part VC of the Act applies to the Activity 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:         28      /   9   /2009        

SCHEDULE

QAA No. 3/2009

DECLARED QUALITY ASSURANCE ACTIVITY 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 Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS)

Title:   Rural Craft Group Audit

Description:  This activity involves a craft group audit system which can be utilised to measure performance through regular peer review activities and re-define benchmarks set for surgical care in rural and remote areas.