Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00088:section:4
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00088
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 4
Character Range: 14573–16562

4  Simplified outline
  The following is a simplified outline of this Act:

         • This Act sets up:
             (a) the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care; and
             (b) the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority; and
             (c) the office of Administrator of the National Health Funding Pool; and
             (d) the National Health Funding Body.
         • The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care has functions relating to health care safety and quality matters.
         • The main functions of the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority in relation to public hospitals and health care pricing and costing are as follows:
             (a) to determine the national efficient price for health care services provided by public hospitals where the services are funded on an activity basis;
             (b) to determine the efficient cost for health care services provided by public hospitals where the services are block funded;
             (c) to publish this, and other information, for the purpose of informing decision makers in relation to the funding of public hospitals;
             (d) if requested by the Minister or the Secretary, to advise the Commonwealth in relation to certain health care pricing and costing matters.
         • The main functions of the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority in relation to aged care are as follows:
             (a) to provide advice about certain aged care pricing and costing matters to each relevant Commonwealth Minister;
             (b) to perform such functions as are conferred on the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority by the Aged Care Act.
         • The main function of the Administrator of the National Health Funding Pool is to administer the National Health Funding Pool.
         • The function of the National Health Funding Body is to assist the Administrator of the National Health Funding Pool.