❓ Hon Ken Baston asks about incorrect charges for senior driver's licence medical assessments at WA Country Health Service (WACHS). The parliamentary secretary confirms WACHS will proactively contact affected individuals and identifies specific WACHS Kimberley sites involved.
AnsweredQoN 1095Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
SENIOR DRIVER'S
LICENCE RENEWAL — MEDICAL ASSESSMENTS
1095. Hon KEN BASTON to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Health:
I refer to the ABC Kimberley report ''WA
Government faces $55k payout over medical fee mistakes'' regarding people
being incorrectly charged for seniors' driver's licence
medicals.
(1) Will the WA
Country Health Service be proactively contacting people who were mistakenly
charged for this service?
(2) Which WA Country Health Service
locations are known to have charged $280 for this service?
LICENCE RENEWAL — MEDICAL ASSESSMENTS
1095. Hon KEN BASTON to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Health:
I refer to the ABC Kimberley report ''WA
Government faces $55k payout over medical fee mistakes'' regarding people
being incorrectly charged for seniors' driver's licence
medicals.
(1) Will the WA
Country Health Service be proactively contacting people who were mistakenly
charged for this service?
(2) Which WA Country Health Service
locations are known to have charged $280 for this service?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) Yes. The WA
Country Health Service will proactively contact people who were mistakenly
charged for this service.
(2) The WACHS
Kimberley sites of Derby, Fitzroy Crossing, Halls Creek, Kununurra, Warmun and
Wyndham charged for this service.
some notice of the question.
(1) Yes. The WA
Country Health Service will proactively contact people who were mistakenly
charged for this service.
(2) The WACHS
Kimberley sites of Derby, Fitzroy Crossing, Halls Creek, Kununurra, Warmun and
Wyndham charged for this service.
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