Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00693:section:9
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00693
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 9
Character Range: 22382–23874

9  Assigning healthcare identifiers
 (1) The service operator is authorised to assign a number (a healthcare identifier) to uniquely identify:
 (a) a healthcare provider to whom section 9A applies; or
 (b) a healthcare recipient.
 (2) A national registration authority is authorised to assign a number (a healthcare identifier) to uniquely identify a healthcare provider, if:
 (a) the healthcare provider is an individual who is a member of a particular health profession; and
 (b) the national registration authority is responsible under a law for registering members of that health profession.
 (3) The types of healthcare identifiers include:
 (a) an identifier that is assigned to an individual healthcare provider; and
 (b) an identifier that is assigned to a healthcare provider organisation; and
 (c) an identifier that is assigned to a healthcare recipient.
Note: A sole practitioner may be assigned:
(a) a healthcare identifier of the type mentioned in paragraph (3)(a); and
(b) a different healthcare identifier of the type mentioned in paragraph (3)(b).
 (4) In exercising a power under subsection (1), the service operator is not required to consider whether a healthcare provider or healthcare recipient agrees to having a healthcare identifier assigned to the healthcare provider or healthcare recipient.
 (6) A healthcare identifier of a healthcare recipient or of an individual healthcare provider is a government related identifier for the purposes of the Privacy Act 1988.