| Title | Personally Controlled Electronic Health Records Bill 2011 |
| Database | Bills & Legislation |
| Long Title | a Bill for an Act to provide for a system of access to electronic health records, and for related purposes |
| Date | 23-11-2011 12:12 PM |
| Source | House of Reps |
| Parl No. | 43 |
| Bill Number | 269/11 |
| Bill Type | Government |
| Portfolio | Health and Ageing |
| Reps Bill Code | O |
| Status | Act |
| System Id | legislation/bills/r4738_first-reps/0000 |
2010â2011
The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Presented and read a first time
Personally Controlled Electronic Health Records Bill 2011
No. , 2011
(Health and Ageing)
A Bill for an Act to provide for a system of access to electronic health records, and for related purposes
Contents
1............ Short title............................................................................................. 1
2............ Commencement................................................................................... 2
3............ Object of Act....................................................................................... 2
4............ Simplified outline of Act..................................................................... 3
5............ Definitions.......................................................................................... 4
6............ Definition of authorised representative of a consumer..................... 13
7............ Definition of nominated representative of a consumer..................... 15
8............ Things done etc. under provisions of other Acts............................... 16
9............ Definition of identifying information................................................. 16
10.......... Definition of shared health summary............................................... 18
11.......... Act to bind the Crown....................................................................... 18
12.......... Concurrent operation of State laws................................................... 18
13.......... External Territories............................................................................ 18
Part 2âThe System Operator, advisory bodies and other matters 19
Division 1âSystem Operator 19
14.......... Identity of the System Operator........................................................ 19
15.......... Functions of the System Operator..................................................... 19
16.......... System Operator to have regard to advisory bodiesâ advice etc........ 21
17.......... Retention of records uploaded to National Repositories Service....... 21
Division 2âJurisdictional advisory committee 22
18.......... Establishment, functions and status of the jurisdictional advisory committee 22
19.......... Membership of the jurisdictional advisory committee....................... 22
20.......... Termination of appointment of members of the jurisdictional advisory committee 23
21.......... Substitute members of the jurisdictional advisory committee............ 23
22.......... Application of the Remuneration Tribunal Act.................................. 23
23.......... Regulations may provide for matters relating to committee............... 23
Division 3âIndependent advisory council 25
Subdivision AâEstablishment, functions and status 25
24.......... Establishment and functions of the independent advisory council..... 25
25.......... Independent advisory committee has privileges and immunities of the Crown 25
Subdivision BâMembership 25
26.......... Membership of the independent advisory council............................. 25
27.......... Appointment of members.................................................................. 25
28.......... Acting appointments......................................................................... 26
Subdivision CâMembersâ terms and conditions 27
29.......... Remuneration.................................................................................... 27
30.......... Leave................................................................................................. 28
31.......... Disclosure of interests to the Minister............................................... 29
32.......... Disclosure of interests to the independent advisory council.............. 29
33.......... Resignation....................................................................................... 29
34.......... Termination of appointment.............................................................. 30
35.......... Other terms and conditions............................................................... 30
Subdivision DâProcedures of the independent advisory council 31
36.......... Who presides at meetings.................................................................. 31
37.......... Regulations may provide for other procedural matters...................... 31
Division 4âFunctions of Chief Executive Medicare 32
38.......... Registered repository operator.......................................................... 32
Part 3âRegistration 33
Division 1âRegistering consumers 33
39.......... Consumers may apply for registration.............................................. 33
40.......... When a consumer is eligible for registration..................................... 33
41.......... Registration of a consumer by the System Operator......................... 33
Division 2âRegistering healthcare provider organisations 35
42.......... Healthcare provider organisation may apply for registration............. 35
43.......... When a healthcare provider organisation is eligible for registration.. 35
44.......... Registration of a healthcare provider organisation............................. 35
45.......... Condition of registrationâuploading of records, etc........................ 36
46.......... Condition of registrationânonâdiscrimination in providing healthcare to a consumer who does not have a PCEHR etc........................................................................................................... 37
Division 3âRegistering repository operators, portal operators and contracted service providers 38
47.......... Persons may apply for registration as a repository operator, a portal operator or a contracted service provider 38
48.......... When a person is eligible for registration as a repository operator, a portal operator or a contracted service provider.......................................................................................................... 38
49.......... Registration of a repository operator, a portal operator or a contracted service provider 39
50.......... Condition about provision of information to System Operator......... 39
Division 4âCancellation, suspension and variation of registration 40
51.......... Cancellation or suspension of registration......................................... 40
52.......... Variation of registration.................................................................... 41
53.......... Notice of cancellation, suspension or variation of registration etc..... 42
54.......... Effect of suspension.......................................................................... 43
55.......... PCEHR Rules may specify requirements after registration is cancelled or suspended 43
Division 5âThe Register 45
56.......... The Register...................................................................................... 45
57.......... Entries to be made in Register........................................................... 45
Division 6âInformation use and disclosure for identity verification 46
58.......... Identifying information may be used and disclosed.......................... 46
Part 4âCollection, use and disclosure of health information included in a registered consumerâs PCEHR 48
Division 1âUnauthorised collection, use and disclosure of health information included in a consumerâs PCEHR 48
59.......... Unauthorised collection, use and disclosure of health information included in a consumerâs PCEHR 48
60.......... Secondary disclosure........................................................................ 48
Division 2âAuthorised collection, use and disclosure 50
Subdivision AâCollection, use and disclosure in accordance with access controls 50
61.......... Collection, use and disclosure for providing healthcare.................... 50
62.......... Collection, use and disclosure to nominated representative............... 50
Subdivision BâCollection, use and disclosure other than in accordance with access controls 51
63.......... Collection, use and disclosure for management of PCEHR system.. 51
64.......... Collection, use and disclosure in the case of a serious threat............. 51
65.......... Collection, use and disclosure authorised by law.............................. 52
66.......... Collection, use and disclosure with consumerâs consent................... 52
67.......... Collection, use and disclosure by a consumer................................... 52
68.......... Collection, use and disclosure for indemnity cover........................... 52
69.......... Disclosure to courts and tribunals..................................................... 53
70.......... Disclosure for law enforcement purposes, etc................................... 54
Division 3âProhibitions and authorisations limited to PCEHR system 55
71.......... Prohibitions and authorisation limited to health information collected by using the PCEHR system 55
Division 4âInteraction with the Privacy Act 1988 57
72.......... Interaction with the Privacy Act 1988................................................ 57
73.......... Contravention of this Act is an interference with privacy.................. 57
Part 5âOther civil penalty provisions 58
74.......... Registered healthcare provider organisations must ensure certain information is given to System Operator 58
75.......... Certain participants in the PCEHR system must notify data breaches etc. 58
76.......... Requirement to notify if cease to be eligible to be registered............. 60
77.......... Requirement not to hold or take records outside Australia................ 60
78.......... Participant in the PCEHR system must not contravene PCEHR Rules 61
Part 6âCivil penalty supporting provisions 62
Division 1âCivil penalty orders 62
79.......... Civil penalty orders........................................................................... 62
80.......... Civil enforcement of penalty............................................................. 63
81.......... Conduct contravening more than one civil penalty provision............ 63
82.......... Multiple contraventions..................................................................... 63
83.......... Proceedings may be heard together................................................... 64
84.......... Civil evidence and procedure rules for civil penalty orders............... 64
85.......... Contravening a civil penalty provision is not an offence................... 64
Division 2âRelationship to other proceedings 65
86.......... Civil proceedings after criminal proceedings..................................... 65
87.......... Criminal proceedings during civil proceedings................................. 65
88.......... Criminal proceedings after civil proceedings..................................... 65
89.......... Evidence given in civil proceedings not admissible in criminal proceedings 65
Division 3âOther matters 67
90.......... Ancillary contravention of civil penalty provisions........................... 67
91.......... Mistake of fact.................................................................................. 67
92.......... State of mind..................................................................................... 68
93.......... Civil penalty provisions contravened by employees, agents or officers 68
Part 7âVoluntary enforceable undertakings and injunctions 69
94.......... Acceptance of undertakings.............................................................. 69
95.......... Enforcement of undertakings............................................................ 69
96.......... Injunctions........................................................................................ 70
Part 8âOther matters 73
Division 1âReview of decisions 73
97.......... Review of decisions.......................................................................... 73
Division 2âDelegations 75
98.......... Delegations by the System Operator................................................. 75
Division 3âAuthorisations of entities also cover employees 76
99.......... Authorisations extend to employees etc............................................ 76
Division 4âTreatment of certain entities 77
100........ Treatment of partnerships.................................................................. 77
101........ Treatment of unincorporated associations......................................... 77
102........ Treatment of trusts with multiple trustees.......................................... 77
103........ Exception in certain circumstances.................................................... 78
104........ Division does not apply to Division 3 of Part 3................................ 78
Division 5âAlternative constitutional bases 79
105........ Alternative constitutional bases......................................................... 79
Division 6âAnnual reports and review of Act 82
106........ Annual reports by Information Commissioner.................................. 82
107........ Annual reports by System Operator.................................................. 82
108........ Review of operation of Act............................................................... 83
Division 7âPCEHR Rules, regulations and other instruments 85
109........ Minister may make PCEHR Rules.................................................... 85
110........ Minister may determine a law of a State or Territory to be a designated privacy law 87
111........ Guidelines relating to the Information Commissionerâs enforcement powers etc. 87
112........ Regulations....................................................................................... 87
A Bill for an Act to provide for a system of access to electronic health records, and for related purposes
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