Victorian Consolidated Regulations

HEALTH SERVICES (PRIVATE HOSPITALS AND DAY PROCEDURE CENTRES) REGULATIONS 2002

S.R. No. 79/2002
Version incorporating amendments as at 7 March 2008

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Regulation Page

   PART 1-PRELIMINARY

   1.      Objective
   2.      Authorising provision
   3.      Commencement
   4.      Revocation
   5.      Definitions

   PART 2-PRESCRIBED HEALTH SERVICES

   6.      Private hospitals
   7.      Day procedure centres

   PART 3-FORMS OF APPLICATION AND FEES

   8.      Application for approval in principle
   9.      Application for variation or transfer of certificate of approval
           in principle
   10.     Application for registration
   11.     Application for renewal of registration
   12.     Application for variation of registration
   13.     Annual fee

   PART 4-SENIOR APPOINTMENTS

           Division 1-Director of Nursing

   14.     Director of Nursing to be appointed
   15.     Acting Director of Nursing
   16.     Secretary to be notified of termination or vacancy

           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 to be allocated

           Division 2-Information to be given to patients

   20.     Information about fees and services

           Division 3-Clinical records

   21.     Clinical record to 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 to be registered and competent
   27.     Sufficient health care staff to be on duty
   28.     Needs of patients to be met

   PART 7-COMPLAINTS

   29.     Nomination of complaints officer
   30.     Dealing with a complaint
   31.     Record of complaint
   32.     Person making complaint not to 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 etc.

   PART 11-INFECTION CONTROL

   44.     Notification of infection control management plans
   45.     Infection Control Management Plan

   PART 12-DISPLAY OF INFORMATION

   46.     Information to be prominently displayed

   PART 13-STATISTICAL RETURNS

   47.     Information to be forwarded to the Secretary

   PART 14-ENFORCEMENT

   48.     Form of notice of seizure

   PART 15-TRANSITIONAL PROVISION

   49.     References to fertilisation procedure
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           SCHEDULE 1-Application for Approval in Principle of a Private Hospital or Day Procedure Centre
           SCHEDULE 2-Application for Variation or Transfer of Certificate of Approval in Principle of a Private Hospital or Day Procedure Centre
           SCHEDULE 3-Application for the Registration of a Private Hospital
           or Day Procedure Centre
           SCHEDULE 4-Application for the Renewal of Registration of a
           Private Hospital or Day Procedure Centre
           SCHEDULE 5-Application for the Variation of the Registration of
           a Private Hospital or Day Procedure Centre
           SCHEDULE 6-Notice of Seizure of Document or Thing from a
           Private Hospital or Day Procedure Centre
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           ENDNOTES
           1. General Information
           2. Table of Amendments
           3. Explanatory Details