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PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 2005 - SECT 155
What an ICMP must contain
155 What an ICMP must contain
(1) An ICMP for a health care facility must state— (a) the infection risks
associated with the provision of declared health services provided at the
facility; and
(b) the measures to be taken to prevent or minimise the
infection risks for declared health services; and
(c) how the operator is to
monitor and review the implementation and effectiveness of the measures; and
(d) details about the provision of training in relation to the ICMP for
persons employed or otherwise engaged at the facility; and
(e) how often the
ICMP is to be reviewed; and
(f) if a person other than the operator of the
facility is also responsible for providing advice about, and monitoring the
effectiveness of, the ICMP—the name of that person.
(2) A regulation may
prescribe matters to be included in an ICMP, including the measures under
subsection (1) (b) that are to be included in an ICMP.
(3) The ICMP must be
written in a way likely to be easily understood by persons employed or
otherwise engaged at the facility.
(4) The operator of the facility must—
(a) sign and date the ICMP; and
(b) sign and date the ICMP each time it is
reviewed.
(5) The operator must keep a copy of the ICMP at a place at the
facility that is readily accessible to persons employed or otherwise engaged
at the facility. Penalty— Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
(6)
If, after developing an ICMP for a health care facility, the operator of the
facility intends to provide a declared health service not identified in the
ICMP, the operator must, before providing the service, review and amend the
ICMP to address the infection risks associated with the service.
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