Hon ED DERMER asks the Minister representing the Minister for Health about the outstanding issues preventing the finalisation of the National Partnership Agreement on Public Dental Waiting Lists. The answer reveals these issues are related to funding shares, reporting, and performance monitoring requirements.

AnsweredQoN 799Legislative Council
Asked
17 October 2012
Portfolio
Health

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NATIONAL
PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT ON PUBLIC DENTAL WAITING LISTS
799. Hon ED DERMER to the minister representing the Minister
for Health:
I refer to the Minister for Health's answer to
question without notice 775 on Tuesday, 16 October 2012, through which the
house was advised —
The Department of Health is in
discussions with the commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing regarding the
proposed national partnership agreement on public dental waiting lists.
And further —
It is expected the outstanding issues will be able to be resolved, and
that the process to enter into the agreement should be concluded later this
year or early next year 
What particular outstanding issues are yet to be resolved?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the member
for some notice of the question.
Issues under
discussion between the state and the commonwealth include funding shares and
reporting and performance monitoring requirements for the dental national
partnership agreement .

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