Private Health Insurance (Accreditation) Amendment Rules 2012 (No. 2) (Cth)
I, RICHARD BARTLETT, delegate of the Minister for Health, make these Rules under item 5 of the table in section 333-20 of the
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Richard Bartlett
First Assistant Secretary
Medical Benefits Division
Department of Health and Ageing
21 December 2012
These Rules are the
Private Health Insurance (Accreditation) Amendment Rules 20 12 (No. 2).
These Rules commence on:
(a) 1 January 2013; or
(b) if registered after 1 January 2013, the day after registration.
3. Amendment of the Private Health Insurance (Accreditation) Rules 20 11 The Schedule amends the
Private Health Insurance (Accreditation) Rules 2011 .
appropriate accrediting body means a body approved by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare to accredit health care organisations or health care providers against the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards as at 1 January 2013.Note: The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare is established under section 8 of the
National Health Reform Act 2011.
[2] Part 1, Rule 4 Definitions, after definition of National Law
National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards means the standards developed by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare as at 1 January 2013.Note: Development of the
National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards is a function of the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare under paragraph 9(1)(e) ofNational Health Reform Act 2011.
[3] Part 2, Rule 6 Treatments provided by hospitals and health care organisations, subrule (2) After paragraph 6(2)(c) insert:
(d) the State and Territory law requirements referred to in subrule 6 may include the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards.
1. All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the
Legislative Instruments Act 2003 .See
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