Health Legislation Amendment (Modernising My Health Record - Sharing by Default) Act 2025 (8 of 2025)

Schedule 1 Main amendments

Insert:

approved registered repository operator means a healthcare provider organisation that:

(a) is a registered repository operator; and

(b) satisfies the requirements (if any) specified in the My Health Records Rules.

finally determined : see section 10C.

prescribed healthcare provider organisation means a healthcare provider organisation that is:

(a) a corporation to which paragraph 51(xx) of the Constitution applies; and

(b) of a kind specified in the My Health Records Rules.

share by default provision : each of the following is a share by default provision :

(a) section 41A (prescribed healthcare provider organisations must be registered);

(b) section 78A (some information must be shared with the My Health Record system unless exception applies);

(d) section 78D (prescribed healthcare provider organisations must display notice when not sharing information with the My Health Record system);

(e) section 19AD (medicare benefits not payable in respect of certain professional services) of the Health Insurance Act 1973;

(f) section 19AF (record keeping requirement) of the Health Insurance Act 1973;

(g) section 19AG (advance payment before information is shared with the My Health Record system) of the Health Insurance Act 1973;

(h) section 19AH (recovery of payments) of the Health Insurance Act 1973.

shares with the My Health Record system : see section 10A.

upload exception applies : see section 10B.