Attention:  FOI Applicant

 

 

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST – NOTIFICATION OF TRANSFER FROM ANOTHER AGENCY

 

I am writing to notify you that the Department of Health (Health) has accepted partial transfer of your attached request to the Department of Human Services (DHS) of 2 February 2019, seeking access to documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act).

 

DHS has advised the scope of items 1, 4, 5, 6 of your request are narrowed as follows:

 

1. What date did the ePIP eligibility requirement for participating practices to upload SHS for a minimum of 0.5% of the practice’s standardised whole patient equivalent become mandatory [‘the commencement date’]?

 

4. From the commencement date until 2 February 2019, how many GP practices have participated in the ePIP program?

 

5. Briefing notes, or summaries, or audits relating to the effectiveness of the ePIP program after the commencement date.

 

6. The total sum of all payments made under the ePIP program from the commencement date.

 

The scope of the other documents requested at items 2, 3 and 7 remain unchanged (attached).

 

Health has accepted transfer of items 1 and 5 to 7.  DHS will respond to items 2, 3 and 4 separately.

 

Health will take all reasonable steps to notify you of a decision no later than 30 calendar days after the date your request was received. You will be contacted where a charge is applied for processing your request or if we need to consult a third party.

 

Unless you advise otherwise, duplicate documents and Commonwealth employee names and contact details below Senior Executive Service level and mobile telephone numbers of all staff will be excluded from the scope of your request under s22(1)(a)(ii) of the FOI Act.

 

You can contact the FOI Unit on (02) 6289 1666, or via email at [email address], should you have any enquiries.

 

Regards

 

FOI Unit

Legal Advice & Legislation Branch

Legal & Assurance Division

Australian Government Department of Health

T: (02) 6289 1666 | E: [email address]

 

PO Box 9848, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia

 

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