Health Insurance (Diagnostic Imaging Accreditation - Approved Accreditors) Determination 2008
I, NICOLA ROXON, the Minister for Health and Ageing, make this Determination under subsection 23DZZIAA(1) of the Health Insurance Act 1973 and subitem 12(5) of Schedule 1 of the Health Insurance Amendment (Diagnostic Imaging Accreditation) Act 2007.
Dated   9th  May 2008
NICOLA ROXON
Minister for Health and Ageing
Contents
Health Insurance (Diagnostic Imaging Accreditation - Approved Accreditors) Determination 2008          1
1      Name of Determination............................................................................ 3
2      Purpose of Determination......................................................................... 3
3      Commencement and term......................................................................... 3
4      Interpretation........................................................................................... 3
5      Designation of persons for the purposes of deemed accreditation............... 4
6      Approval of persons to accredit diagnostic imaging practices..................... 4
 
 
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1              Name of Determination
                This Determination is the Health Insurance (Diagnostic Imaging Accreditation - Approved Accreditors) Determination 2008.
2              Purpose of Determination
                The purpose of this Determination is to designate persons to receive certain notices that are to be lodged by *proprietors of *diagnostic imaging practices seeking *deemed accreditation and to approve accreditors who are to receive and make decisions on applications by *proprietors of *diagnostic imaging practices seeking *actual accreditation of their practices in accordance with the Health Insurance (Diagnostic Imaging Accreditation) Determination 2008. 
3              Commencement and term
                This Determination commences on the day following the date of registration and shall remain in force until the end of the day on 30 June 2010.
Note   The reference to registration in section 3 relates to the registration of this Determination in the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments - see Division 2 of Part 4 of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003.
4              Interpretation
         (1)   In this Determination:
Act means the Health Insurance Act 1973.
actual accreditation refers to accreditation of a *diagnostic imaging practice based on its compliance with criteria established in a legislative instrument establishing a diagnostic imaging accreditation scheme under paragraph 23DZZIAA(1)(a) of the *Act.  *Actual accreditation is distinguished from *deemed accreditation for which *item 12 provides.
designated person means a person designated by the Minister in accordance with *subitem 12(5).
Diagnostic Imaging Accreditation Act means Health Insurance Amendment (Diagnostic Imaging Accreditation) Act 2007.
diagnostic imaging practice means *diagnostic imaging premises or a *base for mobile diagnostic imaging equipment.
(2)  A reference in this Determination to item 12 means item 12 of Schedule 1 of the Diagnostic Imaging Accreditation Act and a reference to a subitem has a corresponding meaning.
(3)  A term used in a provision in this Determination that is defined in this section or in the *Act or the *Diagnostic Imaging Accreditation Act is shown with an asterisk.
Note 1   Unless a contrary intention appears, an expression used in this Determination has the same meaning as in the Act — see section 13 of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003.
Note 2   The term deemed accreditation is defined in *subitem 12(2).
Note 3   Terms defined in subsection 3(1) of the *Act and which are used in this Determination include approved accreditor, base for mobile diagnostic imaging equipment, diagnostic imaging premises, and proprietor.
5              Designation of persons for the purposes of deemed accreditation
         (1)   For the purposes of *subitem 12(5) the *designated persons with whom notices under *subitem 12(1) are to be lodged are:
                (a)  Health and Disability Auditing New Zealand Limited (ARBN 124 747 468), trading as Health and Disability Auditing Australia (Queensland BN 20355610);
                (b)  National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia (ACN 004 379 748);
                (c)  Quality in Practice Pty Ltd (ACN 094 965 590); and
                (d)  The Australian Council on Healthcare Standards Limited (ACN 008 549 773).
         (2)   The designations of the persons named in subsection (1) are effective from and including the day after the date of registration of this instrument until the end of the day on 30 June 2008.
6              Approval of persons to accredit diagnostic imaging practices
         (1)   For the purposes of paragraph 23DZZIAA(1)(b) of the *Act and the Health Insurance (Diagnostic Imaging Accreditation) Determination 2008 the persons approved to accredit *diagnostic imaging practices (approved accreditors) are:
                (a)  Health and Disability Auditing New Zealand Limited (ARBN 124 747 468), trading as Health and Disability Auditing Australia (Queensland BN 20355610);
                (b)  National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia (ACN 004 379 748);
                (c)  Quality in Practice Pty Ltd (ACN 094 965 590); and
                (d)  The Australian Council on Healthcare Standards Limited (ACN 008 549 773).
         (2)   The approvals of persons named in subsection (1) are effective from and including the day after the date of registration of this instrument until the end of the day on 30 June 2010.