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New South Wales
Paediatric Patient Oversight
(Vanessa's Law) Bill 2010
Explanatory note
This explanatory note relates to this Bill as introduced into Parliament.
Overview of Bill
The object of this Bill is to impose a duty on the governing body of a major public
hospital to ensure that a paediatrician oversights the medical management of any
person under the age of 16 years who is admitted as a patient in an adult ward of the
hospital within 48 hours of the person's admission.
Outline of provisions
Clause 1 sets out the name (also called the short title) of the proposed Act.
Clause 2 provides for the commencement of the proposed Act on the date of assent
to the proposed Act.
Clause 3 imposes the duty described in the Overview above.
Clause 4 contains definitions for the purposes of the proposed Act, including a list
of the major public hospitals in respect of which the duty imposed by the proposed
Act will apply.
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Introduced by Mrs J G Skinner, MP First print
New South Wales
Paediatric Patient Oversight
(Vanessa's Law) Bill 2010
Contents
Page
1 Name of Act 2
2 Commencement 2
3 Oversight by paediatricians of child patients admitted to adult
wards of major public hospitals 2
4 Interpretation provisions 2
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New South Wales
Paediatric Patient Oversight
(Vanessa's Law) Bill 2010
No , 2010
A Bill for
An Act to ensure that children who are admitted to adult wards in major hospitals are
under the care and supervision of a paediatrician.
Clause 1 Paediatric Patient Oversight (Vanessa's Law) Bill 2010
The Legislature of New South Wales enacts: 1
1 Name of Act 2
This Act is the Paediatric Patient Oversight (Vanessa's Law) Act 2010. 3
2 Commencement 4
This Act commences on the date of assent to this Act. 5
3 Oversight by paediatricians of child patients admitted to adult wards of 6
major public hospitals 7
If a child is admitted as a patient in an adult ward of a major public 8
hospital, it is the duty of the governing body of the hospital to ensure 9
that the medical management of the child is assessed and approved by a 10
paediatrician within 48 hours of the child being admitted. 11
4 Interpretation provisions 12
In this Act: 13
adult ward means a ward in which adult patients are accommodated. 14
child means a person under the age of 16 years. 15
governing body of a major public hospital means: 16
(a) in the case of a public hospital that is controlled by a public health 17
organisation within the meaning of the Health Services Act 18
1997--the public health organisation, or 19
(b) in the case of a public hospital within the meaning of the Health 20
Services Act 1997 that is controlled by the Crown (including the 21
Minister or the Health Administration Corporation)--the Crown. 22
major public hospital means a public hospital listed in the Table at the 23
end of this section. 24
ward means any room in a hospital (other than a specialist children's 25
hospital) in which patients are accommodated, and includes a general 26
mixed, medical or surgical ward, but does not include an intensive care 27
unit, high dependency unit or emergency department. 28
Teaching or referral hospitals
Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital
Concord Hospital
Gosford Hospital
John Hunter Hospital
Liverpool Hospital
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Paediatric Patient Oversight (Vanessa's Law) Bill 2010 Clause 4
Teaching or referral hospitals
Nepean Hospital
Prince of Wales Hospital
Royal North Shore Hospital
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
St George Hospital
St Vincent's Hospital
Westmead Hospital
Wollongong Hospital
Rural Base hospitals
Albury Hospital
Coffs Harbour Hospital
Dubbo Hospital
Lismore Hospital
Maitland Hospital
Manning Hospital
Orange Hospital
Port Macquarie Hospital
Shoalhaven Hospital
Tamworth Hospital
Tweed Heads Hospital
Wagga Wagga Hospital
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