9BAClasses of healthcare provider that may be assigned a healthcare identifier by the service operator—healthcare support service providers

#### 9BA Classes of healthcare provider that may be assigned a healthcare identifier by the service operator—healthcare support service providers (1) The service operator may, under paragraph 9(1)(a), assign a healthcare identifier to a healthcare support service provider if the service operator is satisfied that: (a) the healthcare support service provider is not otherwise eligible to be assigned a healthcare provider identifier under that paragraph on the basis of subsection 9A(2), (3) or (9); and (b) the healthcare support service provider has a responsible officer; and (c) the healthcare support service provider meets any other requirements that are prescribed by the regulations. Responsible officers for healthcare support service providers (2) A person is the responsible officer for a healthcare support service provider if the person is authorised to act on behalf of the healthcare support service provider in performing the following duties: (a) nominating the organisation maintenance officer or officers for the healthcare support service provider to the service operator; (b) requesting the assignment, retirement, merger or reconfiguration of a healthcare identifier for the healthcare support service provider; (c) any other duties of a responsible officer for the healthcare support service provider. Organisation maintenance officers for healthcare support service providers (3) A person is an organisation maintenance officer for a healthcare support service provider if the person has been nominated by the responsible officer for the healthcare support service provider, as mentioned in paragraph (2)(a), to perform the following duties: (a) nominating to the service operator at least one additional person to be an organisation maintenance officer of the healthcare support service provider, if required; (b) maintaining information that is held by the service operator about the healthcare support service provider; (d) providing any other information requested by the service operator about the healthcare support service provider for which the organisation maintenance officer is responsible. Duties of the responsible officer performed by another person (4) A person does not cease to be a responsible officer for a healthcare support service provider if a duty mentioned in subsection (2) is performed by another employee of the provider on behalf of the person.