Victorian Numbered Regulations

HEALTH SERVICES (PRIVATE HOSPITALS AND DAY PROCEDURE CENTRES) AMENDMENT REGULATIONS 2018 (SR NO 83 OF 2018)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Objective  
   2.      Authorising provision  
   3.      Commencement  
   4.      Principal Regulations  
   5.      Title of Health Services (Private Hospitals and Day Procedure Centres) Regulations 2013 amended  
   6.      Objectives of Principal Regulations  
   7.      Regulation 5 substituted  

   PART 2--PRESCRIBED HEALTH SERVICES

   8.      Day procedure centres  
   9.      Private hospitals  
   10.     New regulation 7A inserted  

   PART 3--FORMS OF APPLICATION AND FEES

   11.     Application for approval in principle  
   12.     Application for registration  
   13.     Regulation 11 substituted  
   14.     Application for renewal of registration  
   15.     New regulation 13A inserted  

   PART 4--SENIOR APPOINTMENTS

   16.     Director of Nursing must be appointed  
   17.     Acting Director of Nursing  
   18.     Secretary must be notified of appointment  
   19.     Chief Executive Officer and Medical Director  
   20.     Secretary to be notified of termination or vacancy  

   PART 5--ADMISSION OF PATIENTS

   21.     Unit record number must be allocated  
   22.     Information about fees and services  
   23.     New Division 2A inserted  
   24.     Clinical record must be created  
   25.     Information to be included in clinical record  
   26.     Means of identifying patients  
   27.     Identification of infants  

   PART 6--CARE OF PATIENTS

   28.     Respect, dignity and privacy  
   29.     Nurses must be registered and competent  
   30.     New regulations 26A and 26B inserted  
   31.     Sufficient nursing staff must be on duty  
   32.     Needs of patients must be met  
   33.     New regulation 28A inserted  

   PART 7--COMPLAINTS

   34.     Nomination of complaints officer  
   35.     Dealing with a complaint  
   36.     Record of complaint  
   37.     Person making complaint must not be adversely affected  
   38.     New regulation 32A inserted  

   PART 8--TRANSFER AND DISCHARGE OF PATIENTS

   39.     Transfer of patients  
   40.     Regulation 34 substituted and new regulation 34A inserted  

   PART 9--REGISTERS AND RECORDS

   41.     Heading to Part 9 amended  
   42.     Patient Admission and Discharge Register  
   43.     Staff Register  
   44.     Operation Theatre Register  
   45.     Birth Register  
   46.     New Division 4 of Part 9 inserted  

   PART 10--PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT

   47.     Identification of rooms  
   48.     Communications  
   49.     Prevention of scalding  
   50.     Repair and cleanliness of premises  
   51.     Suitability and cleanliness of facilities, equipment, furnishings and fittings  
   52.     New regulations 43A and 43B inserted  

   PART 11--INFECTION CONTROL AND DISPLAY OF INFORMATION

   53.     Infection Control Management Plan  
   54.     Information to be prominently displayed  

   PART 12--STATISTICAL RETURNS

   55.     Regulation 46 substituted  
   56.     New regulation 46A inserted  

   PART 13--QUALITY AND SAFETY REVIEW DATA AND MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS

   57.     New Parts 15 and 16 inserted  

   PART 14--SCHEDULES

   58.     Schedule 2—Application for approval in principle of a private hospital or day procedure centre  
   59.     Schedule 3—Application for transfer or variation of certificate of approval in principle of a private hospital or day procedure centre  
   60.     Schedule 4—Application for the registration of a private hospital or day procedure centre  
   61.     Schedule 5—Application for renewal of registration of a private hospital or day procedure centre  
   62.     Schedule 6—Application for the variation of the registration of a private hospital or day procedure centre  
   63.     Schedule 7—Notice of seizure of document or thing from a private hospital or day procedure centre  
   64.     New Schedule 8 inserted  
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