Licensing, Approvals and Accreditation

Follow the links below to find information on licensing, approvals processes and accreditation for health- and medical-related services and products.

Reviewed May 2009

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Title:   Accreditation of Hearing Services Providers
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   This is a document that relates to the Hearing Services Administration Act 1997 which makes provision for hearing rehabilitation services to be delivered to voucher holders by contracted service providers. An entity wishing to be contracted to provide these services must be accredited by the Office of Hearing Services before a contract can be offered.
Date:   May 2010
Title:   Legislation
Publisher:   Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care
Description:   Contains links to relevant legislation related to the Hearing Services Program.
Date:   Apr 2010
Title:   Australian Organ Donor Register
Publisher:   Medicare Australia
Description:   The Australian Organ Donor Register is Australia's only national organ and tissue donor register and serves as a lifeline to the people on those waiting lists.
Date:   Jun 2010
Title:   Accreditation
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The primary objective of the project is to provide Health Ministers with an alternative model of accreditation that can be applied across all sectors of the health care system.
Date:   Apr 2010
Title:   Information for immunisation providers
Publisher:   Medicare Australia
Description:   Includes information about the benefits of the Australian Childhood Immunisation Register (ACIR), how to send information to ACIR and accessing the information.
Date:   Mar 2010
Title:   Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) growth hormone program
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   This page contains the following downloadable PDF documents: PBS growth hormone program guidelines; Prader-Willi Syndrome guidelines; new applications: checklist for clinicians; application form for growth hormone; application form for growth hormone for the treatment of Prader-Willi Syndrome; parent/guardian information consent form.
Date:   Dec 2009
Title:   Accreditation of Lifestyle Modification Programs
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   For organisations to be able to provide Lifestyle Modification Programs (LMPs) and receive payment, their programs must be accredited.
Date:   Nov 2009
Title:   Manufacturers' evidence for medical devices
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Manufacturers evidence is a certificate that demonstrates a manufacturer has been assessed (audited) and has the appropriate quality management system to manufacture of medical devices at that site.
Date:   Oct 2009
Title:   Pesticides - how to choose a pest control service
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   It is important to hire a professional pest control operator if you have a pest problem that is too difficult to manage yourself. Look for a pest controller who holds a Licence to use pesticides. In Victoria, this photo ID licence is issued by the Department of Health.
Date:   Sep 2009
Title:   Getting your driver's licence
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   For the past 16 years (well, not quite, but nearly) you have been wanting to drive. Well the time has come - you can go for the test.
Date:   Sep 2009
Title:   National Pathology Accreditation Advisory Council (NPAAC)
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   This is the home page for the National Pathology Accreditation Advisory Council which is managed by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing.
Date:   Sep 2009
Title:   Licensing & compliance
Publisher:   National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Description:   This section of the site contains a comprehensive range of topics relevant to the NHMRC overseeing the use of excess ART embryos in Australia.
Date:   Jun 2009
Title:   Private health insurance circulars
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Private Health Insurance Branch of the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing produced Health Benefit Fund (HBF) and Private Hospital (PH) and more recently the new system, Private Health Insurance (PHI) circulars on topics of interest to the health industry.
Date:   Feb 2009
Title:   Requirements for cytogenetic testing - 2007
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   This is a publication of the National Pathology Accreditation Advisory Council which is managed by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing and defines the requirements for cytogenetic testing.
Date:   Oct 2007
Title:   Requirements for the supervision of pathology laboratories 2007
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   This is a publication for the National Pathology Accreditation Advisory Council (NPAAC) which is managed by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing and outlines the retention requirements for laboratory records and diagnostic material.
Date:   Jan 2007
Title:   Guidelines for Ministerial discretion
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The purpose of the Guidelines is to provide advice to pharmacists who are considering making a Request of the Minister for Health and Ageing to exercise the Discretionary Power under subsection 90A(2) of the National Health Act 1953 (NHA). Issued by the Minister for Health and Ageing, June 2006.
Date:   Aug 2006
Title:   Requirements for gynaecological (cervical) cytology
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   This document has been prepared for laboratory directors to assist them in relation to the operation of gynaecological cytology services.
Date:   Jan 2006
Title:   Guidelines for approved pathology collection centres
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Guidelines for the premises and operations of Approved Pathology Collection Centres (APCCs).
Date:   Jan 2006
Title:   Graduated driver licensing for reducing motor vehicle crashes among young drivers
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Young drivers are at high risk of involvement in motor vehicle crashes. Graduated driver licensing (GDL) has been proposed as a means of reducing crash rates among novice drivers by gradually introducing them to higher risk driving situations. Neverthel...
Date:   Feb 2004
Title:   New accreditation programme for occupational therapy - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   An accreditation programme has been launched in which occupational therapists will be required to attain minimum standards in training, education and development.
Date:   Apr 2001

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