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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
ENDNOTES
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