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From 1 October 2021, the Poisons Standard clarified the regulation of nicotine as a Schedule 4 medicine. This includes nicotine for use in e-cigarettes, e-juice, heat-not-burn tobacco products and other novel nicotine products, even if no therapeutic claim is made. This scheduling change aligns with state and territory laws, which prohibit the sale or possession … Read more
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What is a mandatory notification? Notifying the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency and the National Boards about a concern that a health or medical practitioner may be putting public safety at risk is called a ‘notification’. Anyone can make a voluntary notification about a health practitioner, but by law, registered health practitioners, employers and education … Read more
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The Australian National Board has developed a consistent approach to auditing health and medical practitioners’ compliance with mandatory registration standards. For health and medical professionals it is essential to understand the audit process. By adhering to the mandatory registration standards, medical professionals are demonstrating to their community and the Boards that they are aware and … Read more
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For Australian medical practitioners to maintain a safe and professional workplace, they must respond professionally when a patient has a concern. Adverse events due to unsafe care is likely one of the 10 leading causes of death and disability in the world. Safe, professional responses by practitioners and their workplaces help us to keep current … Read more
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The Medical Board of Australia: registers medical practitioners and medical students; develops standards, codes and guidelines for the medical profession; investigates notifications and complaints about medical practitioners; where necessary, conducts panel hearings and refers serious matters to Tribunal hearings; assesses international medical graduates who wish to practise in Australia; and approves accreditation standards and accredited … Read more
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Covid-19 Vaccinations We have been collegiately working with the other four Medical Indemnity Insurers in Australia to ensure consistency across the industry and to lobby the government on behalf of the medical profession. It is critical that we work together on these important issues as the COVID-19 situation changes. The effect of the pandemic has … Read more
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ROCS is a Australian government scheme that provides eligible doctors with free of charge Medical Indemnity Insurance for their past private practice once they have ceased working. It is funded through a yearly 5% levy, the “ROCS support payment”, which is applied to all Medical Indemnity Premiums during a doctors practicing life. It is administered … Read more
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In July 2020, Australia’s Department of Health specified that all medical indemnity insurers have universal cover obligations under legislation. They approved a new bill called the Medical and Midwife Indemnity Legislation Amendment Bill 2019. The Bill amends the: Medical Indemnity Act 2002. Medical Indemnity (Prudential Supervision and Product Standards) Act 2003 (MI(PS&PS) Act) Midwife Professional … Read more
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For medical practitioners who operate under a contract with their practice owner, it is usual to expect that the contract will include a post-contractual restraint. That is, a provision which restricts the dentist’s conduct once they leave the practice. These may also be known as non-compete clauses. Doctors today must balance providing high-quality care with … Read more
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The Royal Commission released the following three issues papers between 1 July and 31 December 2020: Safeguards and quality, released on 18 November 2020; Violence and abuse in the home, released on 2 December 2020; and Promoting an inclusive society, released on 4 December 2020. The Report outlines upcoming work that has been commissioned to: … Read more
