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Agreement Implementation Act 2024

Austria Β· Law Β· Austrian Parliament

Our summary

An Austrian law that implements federal agreements on health sector reforms and amends multiple health-related legislation. It establishes the legal framework for revising planning instruments in health target management and creates conditions for improved data foundations and quality assurance in health services.

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  1. Receipt in National Council

  2. Committee discussions National Council

  3. Plenary discussions National Council

  4. Receipt in Federal Council

  5. Committee discussions Federal Council

  6. Plenary discussions Federal Council

  7. Government proposal: federal law

    This is a federal law that modifies multiple Austrian health laws to implement agreements, affecting health financing, hospital regulations, social insurance, primary care, medical professions, health informatics, pharmaceuticals, and controlled substances.

  8. Summary

    This law implements Article 15a agreements and creates legal conditions for revising healthcare planning tools. It establishes a medicines assessment board, improves data for planning and quality work, requires broader use of electronic health records, expands a government agency department, and sets up independent quality control with stakeholder involvement.

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    1. Parlamentskorrespondenz

  9. Parliamentary procedure

    1. Einlangen NR

    2. Ausschussberatungen NR

    3. Plenarberatungen NR

    4. Einlangen BR

    5. Ausschussberatungen BR

    6. Plenarberatungen BR

  10. Submitted documents

  11. National Council vote

  12. Government member

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Risk and scope 0 of 4

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  • Prohibited practices, not covered
  • Risk management system, not covered
  • Impact assessment, not covered

Data and privacy 0 of 4

  • Data governance and quality, not covered
  • Data subject rights and consent, not covered
  • Cross-border data transfer, not covered
  • Copyright and training data, not covered

Transparency and records 0 of 4

  • Transparency and disclosure to users, not covered
  • Labelling of synthetic content, not covered
  • Technical documentation, not covered
  • Record keeping and logging, not covered

Technical safeguards 0 of 4

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  • Accuracy, robustness and cybersecurity, not covered
  • Bias and non-discrimination, not covered
  • Testing and evaluation, not covered

Assurance and lifecycle 0 of 4

  • Conformity assessment and certification, not covered
  • Registration and notification, not covered
  • Incident and breach reporting, not covered
  • Post-market monitoring and corrective action, not covered

Rights and protected groups 0 of 4

  • Automated decision-making rights, not covered
  • Children and vulnerable groups, not covered
  • Biometric identification and surveillance, not covered
  • Whistleblowing, complaints and redress, not covered

Roles and organisation 1 of 6

  • Supply chain and provider-deployer duties, not covered
  • General purpose and foundation models, not covered
  • Training and AI literacy, not covered
  • Public sector use and procurement, not covered
  • Innovation support and sandboxes, not covered

Enforcement and sectors 0 of 5

  • Enforcement, penalties and regulators, not covered
  • Sector rules: health, not covered
  • Sector rules: finance and insurance, not covered
  • Sector rules: employment, not covered
  • Sector rules: education, not covered

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Government proposal: federal law 1 control

  1. ObligationApplies to: Public authorityDrafted by the Index

    The federal government must modify multiple Austrian health laws to implement agreements affecting health financing, hospital regulations, social insurance, primary care, medical professions, health informatics, pharmaceuticals, and controlled substances.

Change history

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