On the 22nd December 2009, Dr John Lockwood, Chair of the Dental Board of Australia submitted the initial proposals from the Dental Board of Australia on mandatory registration standards, endorsements and   Âspecialist registration for the Ministerial Council’s approval. The proposals submitted relate to:

• criminal history registration standard

• English language requirements registration standard

• professional indemnity insurance arrangements registration standard

• continuing professional development registration standard

• recency of practice registration standard

• board specific registration standard – scopes of practice

• specialist registration

• endorsement of area of practice of conscious sedation

Common minimum registration standards across all boards are proposed for criminal history matters and English language requirements registration standards.

The proposals have been subject to wide-ranging consultation as required in relation to registration    Âstandards by section 40 of the national law, and comments have been received from the sector,           Âgovernments and other stakeholders. To read more CLICK HERE

The Department of Parliamentary Services published in late November 2009                               an overview of the proposed Denticare scheme, a brief summary of the                                 explanation of Denticare and a link to the full version can be found just CLICK HERE

 

ALLIED HEALTH

DVA Allied Health Online Claiming allows Allied Health service providers to
submit electronic claims for processing without the need to send any
paperwork to Medicare Australia. Allied Health service providers will still need
to retain the paperwork for audit purposes.

ELIGIBLE PROVIDERS

Software is now available to software vendors to develop Online Claiming for
Allied Health service professionals including Dental Providers.

WHAT ARE THE KEY REASONS FOR USING DVA ALLIED
HEALTH ONLINE?

• Allied Health service providers can submit DVA claims electronically for processing and payment. This may reduce administration and management costs.
• Less manual intervention – fewer errors and speedier resolutions.
• Online Claiming ensures a secure connection for the lodgement of claims.
• Remittance advice statements detailing payment of claims allow automated
  account reconciliation.
• Online Veteran Verification confirms the veteran’s details are known to DVA
  prior to submission of a claim.
• Fewer data errors due to the capacity to check the validity of patient details
  with DVA in real time.Claims may be transmitted 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

VETERAN VERIFICATION

Online Claiming contains an inbuilt veteran verification system. This is an
automated function which means that when providers submit their claims, the
system checks that the veteran’s details are correct and that the veteran is
known to DVA. If the details are not correct, the details must be corrected and
the claim resubmitted. This verification system is for identification purposes
only – prior financial approval will still need to be sought where required.

HOW DO I COMMENCE DVA ALLIED HEALTH ONLINE
CLAIMING?

If your organisation would like to commence DVA Allied Health Online claiming,
you should first contact your software vendor. If you do not have a software
vendor, the link below details software vendors who currently have a
development agreement with Medicare Australia.

Medicare Providers - online link

If you would like to know more about DVA Allied Health Online claiming please
contact either:

• Fiona Stirling DVA Senior Project Officer on 03 6221 6725; or
• Medicare Australia eBusiness Service Centre on 1800 700 199.