Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Health Services Act 1988 - SECT 18D

Powers of case mix auditors

18D. Powers of case mix auditors



(1) A case mix auditor may, at any reasonable time, enter the premises of a
public hospital or denominational hospital for the purposes of ascertaining
that the case mix funding system is being correctly implemented and may-

   (a)  inspect any relevant patient medical records or other relevant
        documents; and

   (b)  extract or copy information that does not identify individuals; and

   (c)  ask questions of any person employed in the public hospital or
        denominational hospital to determine whether case mix data are being
        correctly reported.





(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to any information or document relating to
the proceedings of or prepared for the purposes of an approved quality
assurance body declared under section 139 unless that information or document
does not identify, either expressly or by implication, a particular individual
or particular individuals.

(3) A case mix auditor must produce a copy of his or her authorisation to act
as a case mix auditor if requested to do so.