❓ Hon Anthony Spagnolo asks the Minister for Health to provide a list of radiation oncology locations in WA operating under a section 19(2) exemption of the Health Insurance Act 1973, including details of the exemption. The Minister responds that there is no established process to request such an exemption.
AnsweredQoN 1304Legislative Council
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Health Insurance Act 1973— Section
19(2) exemption
1304. Hon Anthony Spagnolo to the parliamentary
secretary representing the Minister for Health:
I refer to section
19(2) of the Health Insurance Act 1973 ,
which prevents Medicare benefits from being claimed for services delivered by
or on behalf of government unless an exemption is granted.
(1) Will the minister please table the list of
radiation oncology locations in Western Australia that currently operate under
a section 19(2) exemption?
(2) For each location identified in (1), will the minister
advise:
(a) the provider and physical location;
(b) the date the exemption was granted; and
(c) whether the exemption applies to all
Medicare-eligible radiation oncology item numbers or only a subset?
19(2) exemption
1304. Hon Anthony Spagnolo to the parliamentary
secretary representing the Minister for Health:
I refer to section
19(2) of the Health Insurance Act 1973 ,
which prevents Medicare benefits from being claimed for services delivered by
or on behalf of government unless an exemption is granted.
(1) Will the minister please table the list of
radiation oncology locations in Western Australia that currently operate under
a section 19(2) exemption?
(2) For each location identified in (1), will the minister
advise:
(a) the provider and physical location;
(b) the date the exemption was granted; and
(c) whether the exemption applies to all
Medicare-eligible radiation oncology item numbers or only a subset?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the
honourable member for some notice of the question. The following answer has
been provided by the Minister for Health.
(1)–(2) There is no established process to
request an exemption from the Commonwealth under section 19(2).
honourable member for some notice of the question. The following answer has
been provided by the Minister for Health.
(1)–(2) There is no established process to
request an exemption from the Commonwealth under section 19(2).
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