Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Health Services Act 1988 - SECT 18

Criteria for public funding of agencies

18. Criteria for public funding of agencies

In determining whether or not any grant, subsidy or other financial assistance
should be given to an agency from money administered by the Secretary or
determining what terms and conditions (if any) should be imposed,
consideration must be given to the following-

   (a)  the arrangements made or to be made by the agency-

   (i)  for ensuring that it makes efficient use of its resources; and

   (ii) for monitoring and improving the quality of health services provided
        by the agency; and

   (iii) for making its services accessible to minority groups and
        disadvantaged people; and

   (iv) for enabling users of its services to make informed decisions about
        health care; and

   (v)  for enabling its employees to participate in decisions about their
        work environment;

   (b)  whether the provision of services of any kind by the agency is likely
        to result in more than adequate services of that kind becoming
        available in any area;

   (c)  whether the provision of services by the agency is consistent with any
        guidelines in force under Part 2;

   (d)  whether the agency has complied with any health service agreement or
        interim funding statement relating to it;

   (e)  if the agency has failed to comply with a health service agreement or
        interim funding statement, the reasons for non-compliance;

   (ea) the terms of any agreement between the agency and the Secretary under
        which the agency is to provide health services, and the provision of
        those health services is to be funded in whole or in part by the
        Secretary;

   (eb) in the case of an agency which is a public hospital or a
        denominational hospital, whether it has complied with any direction
        given under section 42(1)(ia), and if it has failed to comply with
        that direction, the reasons for non-compliance;

   (ec) in the case of a public health service, whether it has met the
        objectives, priorities and key performance outcomes specified in its
        statement of priorities under section 65ZFA in relation to the current
        financial year or in its statements of priorities under section 65ZFA
        in relation to the last 2 financial years;

   (ed) in the case of a denominational hospital to which a statement of
        priorities under section 44A relates, whether it has met the
        objectives, priorities and key performance outcomes specified in its
        statement of priorities in relation to the current financial year or
        in its statements of priorities in relation to the last 2 financial
        years;

   (f)  any other relevant matters.

Division 1A-Case mix funding