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Health Insurance Amendment (Prescribed Dental Patients and Other Measures) Bill 2023

Type
Government
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Act
Portfolio
Health and Aged Care

Summary

Amends the Health Insurance Act 1973 to: remove the age limit on eligibility for Medicare benefits for treatment of cleft and craniofacial conditions; enable Services Australia to use a computerised system to manage the Register of Approved Placements; and require bonded participants of the Bonded Medical Program to complete their return of service obligations in an amount of weeks rather than years and make related amendments.

Progress of bill

For committee reference information, please see the Notes section at the end of this page.

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time 22/03/23  
Second reading moved 22/03/23  
Second reading debate 28/03/23  
Referred to Federation Chamber 28/03/23  
Second reading debate 28/03/23  
Second reading agreed to 28/03/23  
Reported from Federation Chamber 29/03/23  
Third reading agreed to 29/03/23  
     
Senate
Introduced and read a first time 30/03/23  
Second reading moved 30/03/23  
Second reading debate 09/08/23  
Second reading agreed to 09/08/23  
Committee of the Whole debate 09/08/23  
Committee of the Whole debate 10/08/23  
Third reading agreed to 10/08/23  
     
Finally passed both Houses 10/08/23  
Assent 21/08/23 Act no: 59 - Year: 2023
     

[Information on document types]

Text of bill

  • First reading

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  • As passed by both Houses

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Explanatory memoranda

  • Explanatory memorandum

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Second reading speeches


Proposed amendments

Senate
  • 2R - Australian Greens [sheet 2048]
STEELE-JOHN, Sen Jordon

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  • CW - Australian Greens [sheet 1922]
STEELE-JOHN, Sen Jordon

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Schedules of amendments

Bills Digest



Notes
  • Considered by scrutiny committee (30/03/2023): Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills; Scrutiny Digest 4 of 2023
  • An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)