Report No. 27, 56th Parliament - Health Transparency Bill 2019

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COMMITTEE'S REPORT

The committee tabled its report on 18 October 2019. 

View:         Report No. 27, 56th Parliament - Health Transparency Bill 2019
View:         Explanatory Speech
View:         Health Transparency Bill 2019
View:         Explanatory Notes

Health Transparency Bill 2019

On 4 September 2019, Hon Dr Steven Miles MP, Minister for Health and Minister for Ambulance Services, introduced the Health Transparency Bill 2019. The Bill was referred to the Health, Communities, Disability Services and Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Committee (the committee) for detailed consideration.                                     

Bill

According to the explanatory notes, the Bill:

  • establishes a legislative framework for collecting and publishing information about public and private hospitals and residential aged cared facilities (RACFs);
  • amends the Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011 to introduce a minimum nurse and support worker skill mix ratio and minimum average daily resident care hours in public RACFs; and
  • amends the Health Ombudsman Act 2013 to implement recommendations of the Health, Communities, Disability Services and Domestic and Family Violence Committee’s Inquiry into the performance of the Health Ombudsman’s functions pursuant to section 179 of the Health Ombudsman Act 2013.

The Minister for Health and Minister for Ambulance Services tabled two Draft regulations alongside the Bill:

Timeline

Submissions closed:19 September 2019
Public briefing:16 September 2019 – 9:30am – 11:30am - Program - transcript
Public hearing:9 October 2019 - Program - transcript
Public briefing:9 October 2019 - Program - transcript
Report due date:18 October 2019 

                  

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