HEALTH SERVICES ACT 1988 - SECT 160 Private hospitals etc. registered under Health Act 1958

HEALTH SERVICES ACT 1988 - SECT 160

    (1)     A private hospital within the meaning of Division 3 of Part X of the Health Act 1958 registered under that Division immediately before the commencement of this section—

S. 160(1)(a) amended by No. 46/1998 s. 7(Sch. 1).

        (a)     if it is classed as a hospital under that Division, is deemed to be—

              (i)     a private hospital registered under this Act; or

              (ii)     a day procedure centre registered under this Act—

as the Secretary determines; or

        (b)     if it is classed as a nursing home under that Division, is deemed to be registered under this Act as a nursing home.

    (2)     A special accommodation house within the meaning of Division 3A of Part XII of the Health Act 1958 registered under that Division immediately before the commencement of this section is deemed to be a supported residential service registered under this Act.

    (3)     Where, by reason of this section, premises are deemed to be registered under this Act as a private hospital, nursing home, day procedure centre or supported residential service—

        (a)     the premises are deemed to be registered for the period expiring when registration under the Health Act 1958 would have expired unless the registration is sooner revoked under this Act; and

S. 160(3)(b) amended by No. 53/1990 s. 25(a).

        (b)     the person in whose name the premises were registered under the Health Act 1958 is deemed to be the proprietor of the hospital, home, centre or service; and

        (c)     subject to any variation of the registration under this Act, the number of beds, the kinds of prescribed care and other particulars of registration are deemed to be the particulars applying to the registration under the Health Act 1958 ; and

S. 160(3)(d) amended by No. 46/1998 s. 7(Sch. 1).

        (d)     the Secretary must issue a certificate of registration accordingly; and

S. 160(3)(e) amended by No. 53/1990 s. 25(b).

        (e)     this Act applies to the hospital, home, centre or service as if the premises had been registered under this Act; and

S. 160(3)(f) amended by No. 46/1998 s. 7(Sch. 1).

        (f)     the Secretary may, on his or her own motion or on the application of any interested person, alter the particulars of the registration of the premises to correct errors or for any other reasonable cause.