Licensing and Accreditation of Health Professionals

Follow the links below to find information on licensing and accreditation of health professionals, including doctors, nurses, dentists, pharmacists and allied health personnel.

Reviewed February 2010

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Title:   Eye care - optometrists
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Optometrists are health professionals who are qualified to examine your eyes for vision and eye disorders, and for health problems involving the eyes. They can treat these problems and prescribe, supply and fit optical aids. They also provide advice on eye care and eye health. A standard eye examination includes a screening for all common eye diseases, such as glaucoma and cataracts
Date:   Dec 2009
Title:   Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD)
Publisher:   Dietitians Association of Australia
Description:   Accredited Practising Dietitians (APDs) have the qualifications and skills to provide expert nutrition and dietary advice to both groups and individuals. They have sound university qualifications, undertake ongoing training and education and comply with DAA's guidelines for best practice.
Date:   Nov 2009
Title:   Approval as a qualified practitioner - audiologist
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Qualified practitioners are Audiologists employed by hearing service providers contracted with the Australian Government Hearing Services Program.
Date:   Jul 2009
Title:   Legislative changes relevant to the Aged Care Assessment Program
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Aged Care Amendment Act (2008 Measures No. 2) was passed by Parliament on 4 December 2008. The changes relevent to the operation of the Aged Care Assessment Program are listed.
Date:   Jun 2009
Title:   Media release. Design of new national registration and accreditation scheme
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Ministerial Council has reached a national consensus on how the new National Registration and Accreditation Scheme for the Health Professions will work.
Date:   May 2009
Title:   Australian Community Pharmacy Authority (ACPA)
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   This site provides information about the Australian Community Pharmacy Authority and how a pharmacist can apply for approval to supply pharmaceutical benefits at particular premises.
Date:   Feb 2009
Title:   Section 19AB of the Health Insurance Act 1973
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   This fact sheet provides an overview of section 19AB of the Health Insurance Act 1973.
Date:   May 2008
Title:   Doctors - how to complain
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Complaints about doctors in Victoria can be made the Medical Practitioners Board of Victoria. If you feel that professional boundaries have been crossed, and that a doctor's conduct should be investigated, contact the Board and ask for help.
Date:   Mar 2008
Title:   Review of the Medicare provider number legislation
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Medicare provider number legislation is reviewed every five years.
Date:   Dec 2007
Title:   Draft Community Packaged Care Guidelines (Draft Guidelines)
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Draft Guidelines provides a complete guide to Australian Government funded Packaged Care Programs. This document explains the Australian Government's policy and operational context for the Packaged Care Programs.
Date:   Aug 2007
Title:   Statement on credentialling and defining the scope of clinical practice in anaesthesia
Publisher:   Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists
Description:   Credentialling in anaesthesia allows a medical practitioner to provide clinical services at a healthcare institution. The process of credentialling should be performed by a committee appointed by the institution.
Date:   Dec 2006
Title:   Biennial Review of the Medicare Provider Number Legislation, December 2005
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   This report sets out details of the operation of the Medicare provider number legislation as reviewed in 2005.
Date:   Dec 2005
Title:   National Competition Policy Review
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Review was commissioned by the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) in accordance with commitments made under the National Competition Policy. It provided a Preliminary Report to COAG in November 1999, and a Final Report in February 2000.
Date:   Apr 2005
Title:   Review of the impact of Part IV of the Trade Practices Act 1974 on the recruitment and retention of medical practitioners in rural and regional Australia
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The review was initiated to ensure that the application of Part IV of the Trade Practices Act (TPA) was not reducing the capacity of rural communities to recruit and retain medical practitioners.
Date:   Nov 2002
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