The Health Practitioner Regulation (Administrative Arrangements) National Law Bill 2008 has been introduced into Queensland Parliament.

It will create a national registration and accreditation scheme for doctors, nurses and allied health professionals. The national scheme is to be fully implemented by 1 July 2010 and is to initially apply to ten health professions: medicine, nursing and midwifery, pharmacy, physiotherapy, dental (dentists, dental prosthetists, dental therapists, dental hygienists), psychology, optometry, osteopathy, chiropractic and podiatry.