Queensland Consolidated Regulations

AMBULANCE SERVICE REGULATION 2015 - REG 3

3 Transport by ambulance

(1) If a person is involved in an accident or emergency and is transported by ambulance, the person may be taken to—

(a) the nearest public hospital; or

(b) another public hospital that a health service chief executive of a Hospital and Health Service under the Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011 has decided is appropriate for the treatment of the person; or

(c) if transport to a hospital mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) is not practicable—a private hospital; or

(d) if arrangements have been made with a doctor—the doctor’s surgery; or

(e) at the request of the person, or the person’s parent or guardian—

(i) the accident and emergency department of a local private hospital; or

(ii) if a local doctor’s surgery or office has the facilities to receive and treat the person—the surgery or office.

(2) If a person in need of ambulance transport has been seen by a doctor, the person may be taken to a place nominated by the doctor.

(3) Ambulance transport of a person from a hospital or doctor’s surgery to another place of medical care or a private residence may be provided only on the written request of a doctor.

(4) A doctor must not make a nomination under subsection (2) , or a request under subsection (3) , unless the doctor is satisfied the person can not safely, or reasonably, travel by an alternative form of transport.

(5) Despite subsections (1) and (2) , an ambulance officer may transport a person to any place where medical treatment is provided if the officer believes the person needs urgent medical treatment.