Health Legislation Amendment (Improved Medicare Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2025
Amends the:
- Dental Benefits Act 2008 and Health Insurance Act 1973 to change the timeframe for making claims relating to bulk-billed Medicare and dental services from 2 years to 1 year
- Human Services (Medicare) Act 1973 to update investigative powers in relation to Medicare fraud offences
- National Health Act 1953 to streamline pharmacy approval processes
- Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 to: enable the department to manage and alleviate the consequences of therapeutic goods shortages
- support compliance and enforcement activities undertaken in relation to unlawful therapeutic and vaping goods
- Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) Act 2023 to clarify the intended operation of certain provisions.
Summary from the official bill homepage.
Divisions on this bill
- 28 Jul 2025Health Legislation Amendment (Improved Medicare Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - Senior Dental Benefits SchemeSenate 14–38
- 28 Jul 2025Health Legislation Amendment (Improved Medicare Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2025 - Second Reading - First Peoples in custodySenate 13–34
- 28 Jul 2025Health Legislation Amendment (Improved Medicare Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2025 - in Committee - Therapeutic goods approvals to be by legislative instrumentSenate 5–45
- 28 Jul 2025Health Legislation Amendment (Improved Medicare Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2025 - in Committee - Medicare benefit payable for services provided to people in detentionSenate 13–35
- 29 Jul 2025Health Legislation Amendment (Improved Medicare Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2025 - in Committee - Require government photographic IDSenate 5–39
Official record: bill homepage at aph.gov.au.