Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00693:section:9a:p2
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Provision Reference: s 9A (pt 2/3)
Character Range: 26564–29673

healthcare provider organisations is a group of healthcare provider organisations each of which satisfies one of the following criteria:
 (a) the healthcare provider organisation is part of, or subordinate to, another healthcare provider organisation within the group;
 (b) another healthcare provider organisation within the group is part of, or subordinate to, the healthcare provider organisation.

What is the seed organisation for a network?
 (5) A healthcare provider organisation is the seed organisation for a network if:
 (a) there is at least one other healthcare provider organisation that is part of, or subordinate to, the organisation; and
 (b) the organisation is not itself part of, or subordinate to, another healthcare provider organisation.

What is a network organisation within a network?
 (6) A healthcare provider organisation is a network organisation within a network if it is part of, or subordinate to, another healthcare provider organisation within the network.

Responsible officers
 (7) A person is the responsible officer for a healthcare provider organisation if the duties of the person include the following:
 (a) nominating the organisation maintenance officer or officers for the organisation to the service operator;
 (b) requesting the assignment or retirement of a healthcare identifier for the organisation;
 (c) if there is a network organisation of the organisation:
 (i) nominating the organisation maintenance officer for the network organisation to the service operator; and
 (ii) requesting the assignment or retirement of a healthcare identifier for the network organisation;
 (d) if the organisation is part of a merger or acquisition—requesting the merger or reconfiguration of a healthcare identifier for the organisation.

Organisation maintenance officers
 (8) A person is an organisation maintenance officer for a healthcare provider organisation if the duties of the person include the following:
 (a) nominating to the service operator at least one additional person to be an organisation maintenance officer of the organisation, if required;
 (b) maintaining information that is held by the service operator about the organisation;
 (c) providing current details to the service operator about the organisation for inclusion in the Healthcare Provider Directory;
 (d) providing any other information requested by the service operator about the organisation for which the organisation maintenance officer is responsible;
 (e) if the organisation (the seed organisation) has a network organisation:
 (i) nominating to the service operator another person who meets the employment criteria in paragraph (3)(d) to be the organisation maintenance officer for the network organisation—either on the initiative of the seed organisation or if required by the service operator to do so;
 (ii) requesting the assignment or retirement of a healthcare identifier for the network organisation;
 (iii) maintaining information that is held by the service operator about the network organisation;
 (iv) providing current details to the service operator about the network