New South Wales Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

PRIVATE HEALTH FACILITIES REGULATION 2010 - SCHEDULE 3

SCHEDULE 3 – Accommodation standards

(Clause 3 (1))

Part 1 - Overnight accommodation standards

1 Compliance with guidelines

Any part of a private health facility that is used to accommodate patients for more than 24 hours must meet the requirements for an inpatient accommodation unit under the Australasian Health Facility Guidelines as in force on the issue of the licence for the facility, or on such later date as may be specified on the licence.

Part 2 - Extended recovery accommodation standards

2 Admission criteria

(1) A private health facility must have a written policy for determining whether a person may be admitted as a patient of the facility.

(2) The policy referred to in subclause (1) must be reviewed at least every 3 years and must be submitted to the medical advisory committee for approval and comment.

(3) A private health facility must not admit a patient otherwise than in accordance with the admission policy.