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SIRA has been recently consulted various stakeholders for their feedback on the draft State Insurance and Care Governance Amendment Regulation 2022 which supports the amendments made recently to the State Insurance and Care Governance Act 2015.
Osteopathy Australia welcomed this opportunity to be able to state some of our concerns over the legislative powers that allows SIRA to be able to direct service providers to take specific actions, provide specific services or to not provide some or all relevant services to SIRA patients. While Osteopathy Australia agrees that SIRA has attempted to clarify certain issues within the draft State Insurance and Care Governance Amendment Regulations 2022, there are still some areas in need of direct clarification and explanation to ensure that these powers are not misused, and unnecessary intervention is prevented.
Osteopathy Australia highlighted the need for SIRA to clarify the intent of these directive powers and who would be qualified to make these decisions at SIRA as it will impact patient care.
The recent National Disability Service (NDS) 2024-25 Federal Budget submission identified five critical areas requiring financial support. This summary focuses on Sector Support for Transformation, as it is relevant to osteopaths.
The current Aged Care Quality Standards (current Standards) were introduced on 1 July 2019. In response to recommendations from the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, the Department of Health and Aged Care (the Department) has reviewed the current Standards and developed the draft strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards (strengthened Quality Standards). The strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards will replace the current Standards.
We made a formal submission to the Department of Health and Aged Care’s (the Department) consultation on the Emerging Mental Health Curriculum Framework for Undergraduate Health Degrees. Here’s what we said – and why it matters.