Healthcare Identifiers Act 2010

The service operator may, under paragraph 9(1)(a), assign a healthcare identifier to a healthcare support service provider if the service operator is satisfied that:

the healthcare support service provider is not otherwise eligible to be assigned a healthcare provider identifier under that paragraph on the basis of subsection 9A(2), (3) or (9); and

the healthcare support service provider has a responsible officer; and

the healthcare support service provider meets any other requirements that are prescribed by the regulations.

A person is the responsible officer for a healthcare support service provider if the person is authorised to act on behalf of the healthcare support service provider in performing the following duties:

nominating the organisation maintenance officer or officers for the healthcare support service provider to the service operator;

requesting the assignment, retirement, merger or reconfiguration of a healthcare identifier for the healthcare support service provider;

any other duties of a responsible officer for the healthcare support service provider.

A person is an organisation maintenance officer for a healthcare support service provider if the person has been nominated by the responsible officer for the healthcare support service provider, as mentioned in paragraph (2)(a), to perform the following duties:

nominating to the service operator at least one additional person to be an organisation maintenance officer of the healthcare support service provider, if required;

maintaining information that is held by the service operator about the healthcare support service provider;

providing any other information requested by the service operator about the healthcare support service provider for which the organisation maintenance officer is responsible.

A person does not cease to be a responsible officer for a healthcare support service provider if a duty mentioned in subsection (2) is performed by another employee of the provider on behalf of the person.