Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00693:section:9a:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00693
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 9A (pt 3/3)
Character Range: 29393–30763

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 organisation for inclusion in the Healthcare Provider Directory;
 (v) providing any other information requested by the service operator about the network organisation for which the organisation maintenance officer is responsible;
 (vi) if the network organisation is part of a merger or acquisition—requesting the merger or reconfiguration of a healthcare identifier for the organisation.

Sole practitioners
 (9) The service operator may assign a healthcare identifier under paragraph 9(1)(a) to a healthcare provider organisation that is a sole practitioner even though subsection (2) is not satisfied, if the sole practitioner:
 (a) provides healthcare as part of his or her duties; and
 (b) performs the duties of a responsible officer and organisation maintenance officer.

Duties of the responsible officer performed by another person
 (10) For the purposes of subsection (7), a person does not cease to be a responsible officer for a healthcare provider organisation if a duty mentioned in subsection (7) is performed by another employee of the organisation on behalf of the person.