10
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RAA, RAoA, AHyA, DAA, IBPA, ACA, HCIA
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To help unregistered practitioners become recognized for prior learning
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1
|
|
Public education program
|
13
|
AMT, AA, STAA, AMTA, AFMA, RA, ACA, CCWA, HCQ, NTDH
|
Strengthen TGA and ACC powers to crack down on unlawful claims and deceptive advertising
|
1
|
|
Transparent and unbiased safety net for consumers
|
2
|
AAMT
|
Probity checks administered in partnership with professional organisations
|
2
|
ATMS
|
Government authentication/support of professional associations
|
6
|
ATMS, NCC, NIB, SPA, AHA, ARCAP, AIMS
|
Legal recourse for patients who suffer through malpractice or negligence
|
1
|
ATMS
|
National registration for counsellors and social workers
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1
|
|
Regulatory boundaries and a transparent, consistent regulatory framework
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2
|
NCC, AMT
|
Require all government health employees to belong to peak professional body
|
1
|
ESSA
|
Certainty for consumers that service will be of a high quality/certain standard
|
4
|
MRPBV, NIB, AMTA, NTDH
|
Require practitioners claiming a health benefit to belong to peak professional body
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4
|
NIB, SPA, AHA, CMA
|
Require practitioners to display their local health care complaints process for consumers/patients
|
1
|
NIB
|
Ensure all mental health practitioners have compulsory training
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2
|
AFMA
|
Requiring doulas who are effectively practising midwifery to be registered
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1
|
|
Protect health, safety and wellbeing of Australian public
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9
|
SPA, ARONAH, ASA, AOPA, HSUE, AAMT, HSC
|
Maintain a wide range of services while ensuring minimum standards are met
|
1
|
|
Develop a process by which unfit persons can be banned from delivering a health service
|
4
|
ACAA, HSUE, AURA
|
Ensure the ongoing viability of the health sector
|
2
|
ASA, CMA
|
Protection of the public from inappropriate treatments and financial exploitation
|
2
|
CPWA, DAA
|
Ensure that all 'health professionals' follow a recognized code of conduct
|
1
|
AIMBI
|
Ensure that deregistered practitioners don't continue to provide health services in a similar area
|
2
|
AACMA, ARCAP
|
Provide limited registration for registered practitioners practising out of scope
|
1
|
AACMA
|
Prevent practitioners from practising interstate if malpractice is proven in another state
|
1
|
STAA
|
Include components and materials of dental prostheses in the TGA
|
1
|
|
Prevent harm to mental health clients, their families and communities through regulation, supervision and intervention.
|
1
|
AFMA
|
Reduce client exposure to questionable health practices and protect public assets
|
1
|
ASAPO
|
Ensuring anyone using IPL/laser technology meets minimum standards of training
|
1
|
CPSA
|
Clear articulation of minimum standards to be met by unregistered providers.
|
2
|
HSV, NTDH
|
A national database about complaints made against unregistered practitioners
|
1
|
NTDH
|
Adopt a sensible definition of a health service
|
1
|
HCIA
|
Avoid duplication of existing consumer protection
|
1
|
HCIA
|
Do you think there is a case for further regulatory action by governments in this area?
|
Yes
|
52
|
URN, ATMS, NCC, ESSA, ANZATA, MRPBV, RAoA, AMT, TOHCC, PA, ANZCP, AA, ARONAH, ASA, HSUE, AOB, AASW, BUPA, AIMS, DAA, AMTA, ASAPO, NHAA, CPSA, AAMT, CCWA, CMA, AURA, SASH, HSC, NTDH
|
No
|
4
|
PACFA, IBPA
|
What do you think of the various options?
|
|
|
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Option 1: No change
|
This option is negligent of Health Ministers
|
1
|
|
Changes need to be made to protect the public
|
2
|
ATMS
|
This option will perpetuate the problem
|
1
|
|
Appropriate for our profession which has standard international certification
|
1
|
LCANZ
|
Best option
|
3
|
ARCAP, ACA
|
Option 2: A voluntary code of practice for unregistered health practitioners
|
Has not been shown to work in other industries
|
1
|
|
Would not have any effect/unenforceable
|
13
|
SPBQ, ATMS, RAA, ANZATA, MRPBV, ARONAH, DSCWA, EREMT, HCSCC, HQCC, HSC
|
Difficult as some professions have multiple professional bodies
|
1
|
|
Yes
|
6
|
AAH, AAPHAN, PACFA
|
Does not provide clear, transparent guidelines
|
1
|
NCC
|
Unregistered professional bodies should be required to have code of practice
|
1
|
ESSA
|
This option does not offer adequate protection to the public
|
2
|
HSC
|
Self-regulatory codes already exist within the pharmacy structure
|
1
|
PBA
|
Government could work with professional associations to reduce the number and severity of cases that require a stronger intervention
|
1
|
AASW
|
This option asks professional associations to investigate complaints made against their members while trying to uphold member interests
|
2
|
NHAA, NTDH
|
Option 3: A national statutory code of conduct for unregistered health practitioners
|
This should be implemented at the absolute minimum
|
9
|
SPBQ, SARRAH, ADPA, ASAPO, NHAA, CMA
|
Yes
|
73
|
URN, AACHP, APMA, NATCOM, ATMS, NCC, APCCH, HCCC, SNTR, VAHLC, RAA, ANZATA, RAoA, ANTA, AAPHAN, TOHCC, ACAA, PA, ANZCP, AA, ARONAH, AREMT, AROH, AMA, CPWA, AANSW, HSUE, AIMBI, AACMA, LBHCC, ACQ, AHPRA, IAIM, MBK, PIAC, AFMA, RA, CHCA, AAMT, HCSCC, HQCC, CHF, CCWA, UV, HCQ, HSC, NTDH
|
Better but not ideal
|
1
|
AAH
|
Should apply to unregistered practitioners who have not joined professional body
|
1
|
ESSA
|
Will not improve matters without public education and training standards
|
2
|
MRPBV, AMT
|
Option 3 only addresses the most serious cases of poor and negligent practice
|
1
|
AASW
|
On balance, do you have a preferred option? What are your reasons?
|
National codes have a consistent approach
|
4
|
DSCWA
|
Option 3 will provide better public protection
|
5
|
VAHLC, CCWA
|
National registration
|
12
|
AASW, BUPA, OHPA, ANF, AAMT, CMA
|
Option 3 would standardise codes across [state and territory] borders
|
2
|
URN, RAA
|
Option 3 could be augmented through probity checking
|
1
|
ATMS
|
National registration
|
9
|
SARRAH, MRPBV, NFR, ASTA, QPCS
|
Option 3 provides the most relevant option
|
1
|
NCC
|
A combination of options 2 & 3
|
5
|
ESSA, RAoA, AMT, AAPHAN, ANZCP, APA, AHA, STAA, AHyA, DAA, NHAA, AURA, SASH, HCIA
|
Option 3 should be further developed to include accreditation of training
|
2
|
ANZATA
|
Option 3 would assist in the accumulation of data and contribute to community awareness
|
1
|
|
Government certification of self-regulating professions who form the National Alliance of Self-Regulating Professions
|
2
|
AA, ASA
|
Option 3 with further consideration of additional professions for inclusion in the national scheme
|
7
|
ARONAH, ANZSRS, PIAC, CHCA, HCQ, CHPO, NTDH
|
A statutory code of conduct will complement the Australian Consumer Law to strengthen health complaints mechanisms.
|
1
|
CAV
|
A combination of options 2 & 3 with further consideration of additional professions for inclusion in the national scheme
|
2
|
AOPA, AIMS
|
A national statutory code endorsed by AHMAC
|
1
|
CPWA
|
Option 2 with additional requirement of compulsory registration with national professional organisation
|
1
|
PACAWA
|
Option 2
|
3
|
PACFA, APDA, IBPA
|
Option 2 – restrictively regulating counselling and psychotherapy removes consumer choice
|
1
|
ARCAP
|
Option 3 with all unregulated mental health practitioners being regulated under the National Scheme
|
1
|
AFMA
|
Option 3 plus a national database of health practitioners who meet minimum standards
|
1
|
ASAPO
|
Option 1
|
1
|
ACA
|
Option 3, with 'services provided using laser or IPL technology' specifically included in the code
|
1
|
APSA
|
What do you think are the costs and benefits of the three options?
|
The costs of doing nothing are already more than the cost of doing something
|
6
|
PA
|
The benefits outweigh the costs to the patient/clients
|
5
|
VAHLC, APA, ASAPO
|
Costs are justified if they provide consistency and quality for the profession
|
1
|
|
Costs would be small
|
5
|
NCC, ANZATA, MRPBV, CMA
|
There would be a bureaucratic cost for little benefit
|
5
|
|
There would be an initial set up cost
|
2
|
URN
|
Initial set up costs for registration would be large but over time system would run itself
|
1
|
|
Unsure of costs
|
1
|
|
Benefits would be safer practitioners and increase in consistency
|
2
|
ATMS
|
Costs would be endless
|
1
|
|
Option 3 would be the highest cost but best benefits
|
4
|
TOHCC, HSC
|
A panel to investigate complaints would be cost effective
|
1
|
|
Routine cost of maintaining a national register and government enforcement of Code
|
9
|
ATMS, NCC, PA, ANZCP, AOB, AIMS, ASAPO, NHAA
|
An annual fee linked to a national register and professional association membership
|
1
|
RAA
|
Subsidising existing work of professional organisations
|
1
|
AMT
|
Duplication of existing State and Territory functions
|
1
|
AMT
|
Initial establishment cost of code – could form part of function of AHPRA
|
1
|
|
Regulation of unregistered therapists will lower the cost of mental health care in the long run
|
1
|
|
Costs of investigating alleged breaches
|
4
|
DSCWA, APA, AOB, IBPA
|
Development and implementation of regulatory framework
|
1
|
APA
|
Education campaign to inform public and health professionals
|
1
|
APA
|
The scheme should be cost-neutral for practitioners, unless they are sanctioned
|
1
|
HSUE
|
Cost should be measured in more than just money eg. loss of patient trust
|
1
|
AIMBI
|
Cost of Option 3 would be less than statutory registration of all practitioners
|
1
|
CHCA
|
If you are a practitioner, can you advise of what additional costs you think you would incur with the introduction of a statutory code?
|
Legitimate practitioners already pay membership fees
|
6
|
AA, AASW
|
National association fees would rise
|
5
|
SASH
|
Membership, renewal, training, insurance.
|
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