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NON-EMERGENCY PATIENT TRANSPORT REGULATIONS 2016


TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Objective  
   2.      Authorising provision  
   3.      Commencement  
   4.      Revocation  
   5.      Definitions  
   6.      Definition of low acuity patient  
   7.      Definition of medium acuity patient  
   8.      Definition of high acuity patient  

   PART 2--TRANSPORT OF PATIENTS

           Division 1--Classes of non-emergency patient transport service

   9.      Classes of non-emergency patient transport service  

           Division 2--Criteria for transportation

   10.     Criteria to be complied with before patient is transported  

           Division 3--Transporting patients

   11.     Transport of low acuity patients  
   12.     Staffing and equipment of vehicles used for the transport of medium acuity patients  
   13.     Staffing and equipment of vehicles used for the transport of high acuity patients  
   14.     High acuity or medium acuity patient must not be transported with another patient  

           Division 4--Requirements applicable to all patients

   15.     Restriction on transport of patients  
   16.     Handover notes and other documents  
   17.     When clinical advice must be obtained before loading a patient  
   18.     Carers accompanying patients  

   PART 3--STAFFING OF NON-EMERGENCY PATIENT TRANSPORT SERVICES

   19.     Competencies for staff of non-emergency patient transport services  
   20.     Assessment of competency  
   21.     Skills maintenance training  
   22.     Staff identification  

   PART 4--LICENSING

           Division 1--Applications

   23.     Application for approval in principle  
   24.     Application for variation or transfer of approval in principle  
   25.     Application for a non-emergency patient transport service licence  
   26.     Conditions on licences  
   27.     Application to renew a licence  
   27A.    Application to transfer a licence  
   28.     Application to vary a licence  

           Division 2--Quality assurance plans

   29.     Development, contents and accreditation of quality assurance plan  
   30.     Compliance with quality assurance plan  
   31.     Audit of quality assurance plan  
   32.     Revocation, suspension or expiry of accreditation of quality assurance plan  

           Division 2A--Occupational health and safety plan

   32A.    Development and contents of occupational health and safety plans  
   32B.    Compliance with occupational health and safety plan  
   32C.    Audit of occupational health and safety plan  
   32D.    Revocation, suspension or expiry of occupational health and safety plan  

           Division 3--Other matters during course of licence

   33.     Critical incidents  
   34.     Annual report  

   PART 5--CLINICAL GOVERNANCE

   35.     Clinical oversight committee  
   36.     Responsibilities of committee  
   36A.    Meetings of committee  
   36B.    Staff surveys  

   PART 6--RECORDS

   37.     Records to be kept  
   38.     Patient care records  
   39.     Staff records  
   40.     Records of an aeromedical service  

   PART 7--PATIENT RIGHTS AND INFORMATION

   41.     Establishment of complaints register  
   42.     Investigation of complaints  
   43.     Contact details of a provider  
   44.     Provision of information brochure  
   45.     Content of information brochure  

   PART 8--INFECTION CONTROL

   46.     Infection control management plan  
   47.     Vehicles  

   PART 9--PROVISION, INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE OF VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT

   48.     Maintenance of vehicles and equipment  
   49.     Records of maintenance  
   49A.    Mileage of vehicle  
   49B.    Exemption from vehicle mileage limit  
   50.     Interiors of road vehicles  
   51.     Equipment  
   52.     Communication devices  
   52A.    Change to vehicle category code of vehicle  

   PART 10--INSURANCE

   53.     Public and professional liability insurance  

   PART 11--AEROMEDICAL SERVICES

   54.     Report of breach of CASA requirements  
   55.     Aircraft equipment  
   56.     Configuration  
   57.     Stowage  
   58.     Loading  
   59.     Cabin  
   60.     Medical equipment  
   61.     Other equipment requirements  

   PART 12--TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

   62.     Transitional provision—mileage  
   63.     Transitional provision—minimum separation requirement  
   64.     Transitional provision—power lift stretchers and lifting cushions  
           SCHEDULE 1
           SCHEDULE 2
           SCHEDULE 3
           SCHEDULE 4
           SCHEDULE 4A
           SCHEDULE 5
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