Healthcare Services (Ambulatory Surgical Centre Service) Regulations 2023
Table of Contents
Enacting Formula
Part 1 PRELIMINARY
1 Citation and commencement
2 Definitions
3 Application of Regulations
Part 2 LICENSING MATTERS
4 Specified services
5 Prohibited service delivery modes
Part 3 GOVERNANCE OF SERVICE
6 Establishment of technical and clinical standards
7 Licensee must appoint persons to oversee nursing services
8 Composition of quality assurance committee
9 Additional functions and duties of quality assurance committee
10 Licensee must establish credentialing framework
Part 4 REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO PERSONNEL
11 No employment or engagement of unauthorised persons to practise medicine or dentistry
12 Qualifications, skills and competencies for Clinical Governance Officer
13 Surgical assistants for procedures
14 Staffing requirements for post‑operative patient care
15 Standards for healthcare professionals
Part 5 REQUIREMENTS FOR PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT
16 Premises must be set up appropriately
17 Pre‑operative waiting area
18 Operating theatre
19 Recovery area
20 Observation area
21 Holding area
22 Environment cleaning
23 Equipment sterilisation to prevent infection
Part 6 REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO PROVISION OF SERVICE
24 Anaesthesia service
25 Relevant procedure must be suitable for patient
26 Attending medical practitioner or dentist for each patient
27 Safe provision of relevant procedures
28 Nursing services
29 Post‑operative care
30 Discharge of patients
31 Patients must not be accommodated for more than 12 hours
32 Post‑discharge follow‑up
33 Conduct of ultrasound imaging
34 Testing of specimens
35 Conduct of simple in vitro diagnostic test
36 Instructions for self‑collection of specimens
37 Essential life‑saving measures must be available
38 Emergency blood supply
Part 7 MISCELLANEOUS
39 Backup utilities
40 Price transparency
41 Disclosure of approved institution status
42 Display of charges
43 Financial counselling
44 Offences