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HEALTH SERVICES (PRIVATE HOSPITALS AND DAY PROCEDURE CENTRES)
REGULATIONS 2013 (SR NO 113 OF 2013)
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
PART 1--PRELIMINARY
1. Objectives
2. Authorising provision
3. Commencement
4. Revocation
5. Definitions
PART 2--PRESCRIBED HEALTH SERVICES
6. Day procedure centres
7. Private hospitals
PART 3--FORMS OF APPLICATION AND FEES
8. Application for approval in principle
9. Application for transfer or variation of certificate of approval in principle
10. Application for registration
11. Annual fees
12. Application for renewal of registration
13. Application for variation of registration
PART 4--SENIOR APPOINTMENTS
Division 1--Director of Nursing
14. Director of Nursing must be appointed
15. Acting Director of Nursing
16. Secretary must be notified of appointment
Division 2--Other appointments
17. Chief Executive Officer and Medical Director
18. Secretary to be notified of termination or vacancy
PART 5--ADMISSION OF PATIENTS
Division 1--Unit record number
19. Unit record number must be allocated
Division 2--Information to be given to patients
20. Information about fees and services
Division 3--Clinical records
21. Clinical record must be created
22. Information to be included in clinical record
Division 4--Identification of patients
23. Means of identifying patients
24. Identification of infants
PART 6--CARE OF PATIENTS
Division 1--Management of patient care
25. Respect, dignity and privacy
Division 2--Nursing and professional care
26. Nurses must be registered and competent
27. Sufficient nursing staff must be on duty
28. Needs of patients must be met
PART 7--COMPLAINTS
29. Nomination of complaints officer
30. Dealing with a complaint
31. Record of complaint
32. Person making complaint must not be adversely affected
PART 8--TRANSFER AND DISCHARGE OF PATIENTS
33. Transfer of patients
34. Discharge of patients
PART 9--REGISTERS AND RECORDS
Division 1--Patient Register
35. Patient Admission and Discharge Register
Division 2--Staff Register and records
36. Staff Register
Division 3--Other Registers
37. Operation Theatre Register
38. Birth Register
PART 10--PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT
39. Identification of rooms
40. Communications
41. Prevention of scalding
42. Repair and cleanliness of premises
43. Suitability and cleanliness of facilities, equipment, furnishings and fittings
PART 11--INFECTION CONTROL
44. Infection Control Management Plan
PART 12--DISPLAY OF INFORMATION
45. Information to be prominently displayed
PART 13--STATISTICAL RETURNS
46. Returns to be made to the Secretary
PART 14--ENFORCEMENT
47. Form of notice of seizure
SCHEDULE 1
SCHEDULE 2
SCHEDULE 3
SCHEDULE 4
SCHEDULE 5
SCHEDULE 6
SCHEDULE 7
ENDNOTES
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