Queensland Consolidated Acts

PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 2005 - SECT 154

154 Obligation of owner/operator for ICMP

(1) This section applies if the owner and the operator of a health care facility are the same person.

(2) The operator must—

(a) ensure there is an ICMP for the health care facility that complies with section 155 (1) and includes the matters prescribed under section 155 (2) ; and

(b) ensure declared health services provided at the health care facility are provided in compliance with the ICMP; and

(c) review the effectiveness and implementation of the ICMP at intervals of not more than 1 year.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—500 penalty units.

(3) Subsection (2) does not apply if the facility is a health care facility, or of a type of health care facility, prescribed under a regulation.

(4) However, a health care facility, or a type of health care facility, may be prescribed under subsection (3) only if the chief executive is satisfied the infection risks associated with the provision of a declared health service at the facility or a facility of that type can be prevented or minimised without an ICMP for the facility.