Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00195:reg:93:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00195
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 93 (pt 2/2)
Character Range: 103952–105963

so, the status of the investigation.
 (8) Information relating to a service may be provided if:
 (a) a health practitioner who is the subject of a complaint or investigation mentioned in subsection (2), (3) or (5):
 (i) rendered the service; or
 (ii) supervised the rendering of the service; or
 (iii) requested the service; or
 (iv) claimed or received payment of fees in relation to the service; or
 (v) was the assignee under an assignment or agreement, made or entered into in accordance with section 20A of the Act, in relation to the medicare benefit in respect of the service; and
 (b) the Chief Executive Medicare reasonably believes that the service is relevant to the complaint or investigation.
 (9) The information mentioned in subsection (10) relating to a patient may be provided if the patient has made a complaint mentioned in subsection (2) or (3).
 (9A) The information mentioned in subsection (10) relating to a patient may also be provided if:
 (a) the patient has received a service; and
 (b) a health practitioner who is the subject of a complaint or investigation mentioned in subsection (2), (3) or (5):
 (i) rendered the service; or
 (ii) supervised the rendering of the service; or
 (iii) requested the service; or
 (iv) claimed or received payment of fees in relation to the service; or
 (v) was the assignee under an assignment or agreement, made or entered into in accordance with section 20A of the Act, in relation to the medicare benefit in respect of the service; and
 (c) the Chief Executive Medicare reasonably believes that the service is relevant to the complaint or investigation.
 (10) For the purposes of subsections (9) and (9A), the information relating to the patient is the following:
 (a) name;
 (b) contact information;
 (c) sex;
 (d) date of birth;
 (e) medicare number;
 (f) if the patient is not a permanent Australian resident:
 (i) date of last entry into Australia; and
 (ii) expected date of departure from Australia; and
 (iii) name of country of residence.