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Healthcare Identifiers Regulations 2020
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Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
This item is authorised by the following title:
Healthcare Identifiers Act 2010
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F2025C01007 C03
01 November 2025
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Part 1—Preliminary
1 Name
3 Authority
5 Definitions
6 Application of this instrument to partnerships, trusts and unincorporated associations
7 National registration authorities
8 Identifying information
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Part 2—Collection, use and disclosure of identifying information and healthcare identifiers
9 Authorisation of collection, use and disclosure—healthcare provider assisting a healthcare recipient to register for a My Health Record
9A Authorisation of collection, use and disclosure—facilitating healthcare recipient to self-register for an active script list
10A Collection, use and disclosure—healthcare provider and healthcare recipient information in relation to health facilitation program
Collection, use and disclosure of healthcare provider and healthcare recipient information in relation to health facilitation program Item Column 1 Entity Column 2 Permitted action Column 3 Information Column 4 Circumstances 1 healthcare provider use disclose to an operator of a health facilitation program or the service operator healthcare identifier of the healthcare provider healthcare identifier of a healthcare recipient identifying information of a healthcare recipient the use or disclosure is for the purpose of: (a) determining the healthcare provider’s eligibility to participate in a health facilitation program; or (b) registering the provider or the healthcare recipient to participate in a health facilitation program; or (c) the provider or the healthcare recipient participating in a health facilitation program; or (d) if the provider has provided healthcare to healthcare recipients through a healthcare facilitation program—supporting continuity of healthcare to the healthcare recipients 2 healthcare provider collect use healthcare identifier of another healthcare provider the collection or use is for the purpose of: (a) supporting the other provider’s participation in a health facilitation program; or (b) if the healthcare provider has provided healthcare to healthcare recipients through a healthcare facilitation program—supporting continuity of healthcare to the healthcare recipients 3 operator of a health facilitation program collect from a healthcare provider use disclose to another healthcare provider or the service operator healthcare identifier of a healthcare provider identifying information of a healthcare provider healthcare identifier of a healthcare recipient identifying information of a healthcare recipient the collection, use or disclosure is for the purpose of: (a) determining the healthcare provider’s eligibility to participate in the health facilitation program; or (b) registering the provider or the healthcare recipient to participate in the program; or (c) managing the provider’s or the healthcare recipient’s participation in the program; or (d) supporting the other provider’s participation in the program; or (e) if the provider has provided healthcare to healthcare recipients through the program—supporting continuity of healthcare to the healthcare recipients 4 service operator collect from a healthcare provider or operator of a health facilitation program use disclose to an operator of a health facilitation program healthcare identifier of the healthcare provider identifying information of the healthcare provider the collection, use or disclosure is for the purpose of determining the healthcare provider’s eligibility to participate in the health facilitation program 5 service operator collect from a healthcare provider or operator of a health facilitation program use disclose to an operator of a health facilitation program healthcare identifier of a healthcare recipient identifying information of a healthcare recipient the collection, use or disclosure is for the purpose of: (a) registering the healthcare recipient to participate in the health facilitation program; or (b) managing the healthcare recipient’s participation in the program 6 operator of a health facilitation program collect from service operator use healthcare identifier of a healthcare provider identifying information of a healthcare provider the collection or use is for the purpose of determining the healthcare provider’s eligibility to participate in the health facilitation program 7 operator of a health facilitation program use disclose healthcare identifier of a healthcare provider healthcare identifier of a healthcare recipient identifying information of a healthcare recipient the use or disclosure is for the purpose of evaluation, analysis or reporting relating to whether the program is supporting the delivery of adequate and appropriate healthcare to healthcare recipients, or a class of healthcare recipients 8 entity to whom healthcare identifier of a healthcare provider, or healthcare identifier of a healthcare recipient, is disclosed for a purpose mentioned in column 4 of item 7 collect use disclose healthcare identifier of a healthcare provider healthcare identifier of a healthcare recipient identifying information of a healthcare recipient the collection, use or disclosure is for the purpose of evaluation, analysis or reporting relating to whether a health facilitation program is supporting the delivery of adequate and appropriate healthcare to healthcare recipients, or a class of healthcare recipients 10B Adopting the healthcare identifier of a healthcare provider or healthcare recipient—health facilitation program
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Part 3—Requests by healthcare provider organisations and healthcare support service providers to access healthcare identifiers
11 Details of responsible officer and organisation maintenance officer
12 Identity of individual making request
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Part 4—Application, saving and transitional provisions
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Division 1—Application, saving and transitional provisions in relation to the commencement of this instrument
13 Definitions
14 Things done under the old regulations
16 Continued operation of certain provisions not affected
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Division 2—Application of the Healthcare Identifiers Amendment (Active Script List Registration) Regulations 2025
17 Application of the Healthcare Identifiers Amendment (Active Script List Registration) Regulations 2025
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Division 3—Application of the Aged Care Legislation Consequential Amendments Regulations 2025
18 Use and disclosure of healthcare identifier of a healthcare provider disclosed before commencement
19 Use and disclosure of healthcare identifier of a healthcare provider or healthcare recipient
20 Requests for disclosure of healthcare identifiers
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Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history