Collection, use and disclosure—assigning a healthcare identifier to a healthcare provider
21 Collection, use and disclosure—assigning a healthcare identifier to a healthcare provider
An entity mentioned in column 1 of an item of the following table, is authorised to take action of the kind described in column 2 of that item with information of the kind described in column 3 of that item in the circumstances described in column 4 of that item.
Collection, use and disclosure for the purpose of assigning a healthcare identifier to a healthcare provider | ||||
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Item | Column 1 Entity | Column 2 Permitted action | Column 3 Information | Column 4 Circumstances |
1 | service operator | collect from: (a) the Chief Executive Medicare; or (b) the Veterans’ Affairs Department; or (c) the Defence Department use | identifying information of a healthcare provider | the collection or use is: (a) for the purpose of assigning a healthcare identifier to the healthcare provider; or (b) for a purpose relating to the Healthcare Provider Directory |
2 | Chief Executive Medicare Veterans’ Affairs Department Defence Department | use disclose to the service operator | identifying information of a healthcare provider | the use or disclosure is: (a) for the purpose of assisting the service operator to assign a healthcare identifier to the healthcare provider; or (b) for a purpose relating to the Healthcare Provider Directory |
3 | service operator | collect from a healthcare provider use | information requested by the service operator under section 9B | the collection or use is: (a) for the purpose of assigning a healthcare identifier to the healthcare provider; or (b) for a purpose relating to the Healthcare Provider Directory |
4 | a registration authority a professional body | collect from the service operator use disclose to the service operator or a healthcare provider | healthcare identifier of a healthcare provider identifying information of a healthcare provider | the collection, use or disclosure is: (a) for the purpose of assigning a healthcare identifier to the healthcare provider; or (b) for a purpose relating to the Healthcare Provider Directory |
5 | service operator | collect from a registration authority or a professional body use disclose to the registration authority or a professional body | healthcare identifier of a healthcare provider identifying information of a healthcare provider | the collection, use or disclosure is: (a) for the purpose of assigning a healthcare identifier to the healthcare provider; or (b) for a purpose relating to the Healthcare Provider Directory |
6 | Aged Care Department National Disability Insurance Agency an entity prescribed by the regulations | disclose to the service operator use | healthcare identifier of a healthcare support service provider identifying information of a healthcare support service provider | the use or disclosure is: (a) for the purpose of assisting the service operator to assign a healthcare identifier to the healthcare support service provider; or (b) for a purpose relating to the Healthcare Provider Directory |
7 | Service operator | collect from the Aged Care Department, the National Disability Insurance Agency or an entity prescribed by the regulations use | healthcare identifier of a healthcare support service provider identifying information of a healthcare support service provider | the collection or use is: (a) for the purpose of assisting the service operator to assign a healthcare identifier to the healthcare support service provider; or (b) for a purpose relating to the Healthcare Provider Directory |
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