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 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:   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:   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:   Sep 2009
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:   Jul 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:   Human growth hormone application and guidelines
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   This page contains the downloadable PDF of the Human Growth Hormone (HgH) Application form and Guidelines
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:   Medicare-eligible MRI unit for Morphett Vale
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   An additional Medicare-eligible magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) service will be provided to the residents of Adelaide's southern suburbs.
Date:   Feb 2009
Title:   Manufacturers' evidence - EC certificates 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:   Jan 2009
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:   Nov 2008
Title:   Legislation
Publisher:   Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care
Description:   Contains links to relevant legislation related to the Hearing Services Program.
Date:   Aug 2008
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:   Jul 2008
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 supervision of pathology laboratories
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Supplement to Standard 1 and Standard 2 of the NPAAC document Standards for Pathology Laboratories.
Date:   Jan 2007
Title:   Fact sheet: Manufacturers of Class 1 medical devices
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   There are a number of key steps that must be completed by a manufacturer of a Class 1 medical device.
Date:   Oct 2006
Title:   Fact sheet: Class 1 medical devices
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Class 1 devices are the lowest risk classification. The Class is determined by a set of rules.
Date:   Oct 2006
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:   Jun 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
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