Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2017L01293:clause:2_8:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2017L01293
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 8 (pt 3/3)
Character Range: 44509–47052

or refused by the Minister.
 (2) A notice under subsection (1) shall be restricted to services rendered to practitioners, participating nurse practitioners, participating midwives, patients or other persons who, according to a report of the independent body, may have received inaccurate or otherwise unreliable reports.
 (3) The Authority undertakes to provide a notice under subsection (1) within 5 working days of being notified that the approval of the Authority to render services has been revoked, varied or refused.
 (4) In the event that the Authority is unable to comply with subsection (1), the Authority undertakes to provide such assistance as requested by the Director, Medicare Provider Eligibility and Accreditation, which will enable such a notice to be given on behalf of the Authority.
12 Request and use of information
 (1) If:
 (a) the Director, Medicare Provider Eligibility and Accreditation; or
 (b) an Assistant Secretary in the Provider Benefits Integrity Division of the Department of Health;
  makes a written request to the Authority to provide any relevant information specified in the request relating to the premises or the services rendered by the Authority, including any matter arising out of this undertaking, the Authority undertakes to provide that information to the Director, Medicare Provider Eligibility and Accreditation or the Assistant Secretary in the Provider Benefits Integrity Division of the Department of Health.
 (2) The Authority acknowledges that information provided pursuant to this undertaking may be copied, disseminated or otherwise made available to any of the following:
 (a) the independent body;
 (b) officers of the Department of Health;
 (c) persons performing the duties of an officer of the Department of Health;
 (d) the Chief Executive Medicare;
 (e) Departmental employees as defined in the Human Services (Medicare) Act 1973.
 (3) Information that may be requested under subsection (1) includes, without limitation:
 (a) copies of agreements, arrangements or contracts under which the Authority employs or engages staff at its premises; and
 (b) information relating to goods or services or both goods and services rendered by the Authority to a treating practitioner who requests or intends to request services from the Authority or an APP employed or engaged by the Authority, including goods to facilitate the collection of pathology specimens.
 (4) This section does not require the Authority to provide information that contains clinical details relating to a patient.