Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) For the purposes of subsection 34(4), the Secretary or the Chief Executive Medicare may disclose to a professional body protected information that relates to:
(a) a dental provider; or
(b) the dental services rendered by or on behalf of a dental provider;
if the Secretary or the Chief Executive Medicare believes on reasonable grounds that the dental provider should be reported to the professional body.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to protected information:
(a) that relates to a person who is a patient of the dental provider; and
(b) from which the identity of the person is apparent or can reasonably be ascertained;
unless the Secretary or the Chief Executive Medicare believes on reasonable grounds that the disclosure of the protected information is necessary in connection with the reporting of the dental provider to the professional body.
(3) In this section:
"professional body" means a body responsible for the licensing, registration, accreditation or standards of professional conduct of dental providers generally or a class of dental providers.