Healthcare Services (General) Regulations 2021
Table of Contents
Enacting Formula
1 Citation and commencement
2 Definitions
2A Meaning of licensable healthcare services
Part 1 ELECTRONIC LICENSING SYSTEM
3 Electronic licensing system
Part 2 LICENSING MATTERS
4 Application for licence
5 Application for approval under section 11A or 11C of Act
6 Amendment of licence
7 Transfer of licence
8 Voluntary cessation of licensable healthcare service or surrender of licence
Part 3 GOVERNANCE OF LICENSEES
9 Compliance with Act, etc.
10 Appointment of and change in key appointment holders, Principal Officer and Clinical Governance Officers
11 Change in majority of key appointment holders
12 Period for appointment of replacement Principal Officer or Clinical Governance Officer
13 Functions and duties of Principal Officer
14 Appointment of Clinical Governance Officers
15 Functions and duties of Clinical Governance Officer
16 Licensee’s duty to ensure continued suitability of Principal Officer and Clinical Governance Officers
16A Step-in arrangements
Part 4 PERSONNEL
17 Employment or engagement of suitable personnel
18 Healthcare professionals
Part 5 COMMITTEES APPOINTED BY LICENSEES
Division 1 — Definitions
19 Definitions for this Part
Division 2 — Quality assurance committees
20 Licensees required to appoint QAC
21 Quality assurance
22 Appointment of supervisor of quality assurance activities
23 Participation of non-QAC licensee in quality assurance activities
Division 3 — Service review committees
23A Licensees required to appoint SRC
23B Service review
Division 4 — Clinical ethics committees
23C Licensees required to appoint CEC
23D Prescribed medical treatments for ethics review
23E Ethics review
23F Duties of CEC licensee
Part 6 PREMISES, CONVEYANCES AND EQUIPMENT, ETC.
24 Premises, conveyances and equipment, etc.
25 Security of equipment data
26 Use of approved permanent premises or approved conveyance for other purposes
Part 7 MEDICINAL PRODUCTS AND HEALTH PRODUCTS
27 Purchase of medicinal products and health products
28 Prescription of medicinal products and health products
29 Preparation of medicinal products and health products, and dispensing and administration before expiry date
30 Storage and disposal of medicinal products and health products
31 Delivery and transportation of medicinal products and health products
Part 8 SPECIMENS
32 Collection of specimens
32A Testing of specimens
32B Tests must have clinical utility
33 Packaging and transportation of specimens
Part 9 SERVICE STANDARDS
34 Privacy and dignity of care
35 Safeguard against abuse and neglect
36 Communications with patients
37 Information to be contained in patient health records
38 Protection of patient health records
39 Continuity of care where licensee intends to cease provision of licensable healthcare service or transfer care of patient to another licensee
39A Issue of medical certificates
Part 10 PRICE TRANSPARENCY
40 Issuance of bill
Part 11 INFECTION CONTROL, INCIDENT MANAGEMENT AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
41 Infection control
42 Notification of infectious diseases
43 (Deleted)
44 Management of biohazardous materials and sharps
45 Incident escalation
46 Emergency preparedness
47 Business continuity
Part 12 MISCELLANEOUS
48 Display of business name
49 Restrictions on use of name
50 Offence