Report: Residential Care Service List meeting with the department
Read more about our most recent meeting with the department and following on from our submission to the open consultation on the Residential Aged Care Service List.
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The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) proposed a number of refinements to the regulation of therapeutic goods. Osteopathy Australia's recommendations included: that the TGA should require plagiocephaly helmets be subject to inclusion on the ARTG as a medium risk medical device for redirecting the growth of a baby, infant or young child’s skull; and that the TGA should exclude clinical foot orthoses from ARTG registration and ARTG registration exemption applications.
See: TGA therapeutic devices regulation: Osteopathy Australia submission 2021
Read more about our most recent meeting with the department and following on from our submission to the open consultation on the Residential Aged Care Service List.
In this submission, we focus on ensuring that allied health professionals, particularly osteopaths, are considered part of the broader multidisciplinary team.
On 12 September 2024, the Australian Government announced the introduction of the new Aged Care Bill 2024 into the Parliament.