Health Insurance (Accredited Pathology Laboratories — Approval) Amendment Principles 2012 (No.1)1

Health Insurance Act 1973

I, Richard Bartlett, Delegate of the Minister for Health, make these Principles in accordance with the powers vested in the Minister under subsection 23DNA (1) of the Health Insurance Act 1973.

Dated 15th  June 2012

Richard Bartlett

 

 

1 Name of Principles

  These Principles are the Health Insurance (Accredited Pathology Laboratories – Approval) Amendment Principles 2012 (No.1).

2 Commencement

  These Principles commence on 1 July 2012.

 

3 Amendment of Health Insurance (Accredited Pathology Laboratories — Approval) Principles 2002

  Schedule 1 amends the Health Insurance (Accredited Pathology Laboratories — Approval) Principles 2002.

 


Schedule 1 Amendment

(section 3)

 

[1] Schedule 1, Part 1, item 4

substitute

 

4

Guidelines for Approved Pathology Collection Centres (Second Edition 2012)

2012

[2] Schedule 1, Part 1, item 5

substitute

 

5

Requirements for the Performance of Anatomical Pathology Cut-Up (Third Edition 2012)

2012

[3] Schedule 1, Part 1, item 7

substitute

 

7

Requirements for Medical Testing of Human Nucleic Acids (First Edition 2012)

2012

 

[4] Schedule 1, Part 1, item 12

substitute

 

12

Requirements for Medical Testing of Microbial Nucleic Acids (First Edition 2012)

2012

[5] Schedule 1, Part 2

substitute

Part 2 Supplementary materials

  1. Interpretation of NPAAC Requirements and ISO 15189 Medical Testing Field Application Document - Requirements for Accreditation, July 2012

Note   The document mentioned in item 1 is available from the National Association of Testing Authorities — see http://www.nata.asn.au.

 

Note

1. All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See http://www.frli.gov.au