Day Procedure Centres Amendment (Podiatrists) Regulation 2006 (NSW)
2006 No 254
New South Wales
Day Procedure Centres Amendment
(Podiatrists) Regulation 2006
under the
Private Hospitals and Day Procedure Centres Act 1988
His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Private Hospitals and Day Procedure Centres Act 1988.
JOHN HATZISTERGOS, M.L.C.,
Minister for Health
Explanatory note
The object of this Regulation is to amend the Day Procedure Centres Regulation 1996 to permit a podiatrist, who is an accredited podiatrist within the meaning of the Health Insurance Act 1973 of the Commonwealth, to perform procedures on a patient at a day procedure centre and to have charge of any such patient’s care.
This Regulation is made under the Private Hospitals and Day Procedure Centres Act 1988, including sections 7 and 55 (the general regulation-making power).
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Day Procedure Centres Amendment (Podiatrists)
Regulation 2006
under the
Private Hospitals and Day Procedure Centres Act 1988
1 Name of Regulation
This Regulation is the Day Procedure Centres Amendment (Podiatrists)
Regulation 2006.
2 Amendment of Day Procedure Centres Regulation 1996
The Day Procedure Centres Regulation 1996 is amended as set out in
Schedule 1.
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Day Procedure Centres Amendment (Podiatrists) Regulation 2006
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(Clause 2)
[1] Clause 4 Definitions
Insert in alphabetical order in clause 4 (1):
podiatrist means an accredited podiatrist within the meaning of
the Health Insurance Act 1973 of the Commonwealth.
[2] Schedule 1 Licensing standards
Insert “, and the approval of podiatrists,” after “dentists” in clause 4 (3) (a).
[3] Schedule 1, clause 5
Omit the clause. Insert instead:
5 Responsibilities of health practitioners
(1)
Each procedure performed at the day procedure centre is to be performed by an appropriately accredited medical practitioner or dentist or by a podiatrist.
(2)
If a procedure involves the administration of a general, spinal, epidural, major field block or large field infiltration anaesthetic or intravenous sedative, the patient is to be attended throughout the procedure by an appropriately accredited medical practitioner who is not the person performing the procedure.
(3)
A medical practitioner, dentist or podiatrist is to be responsible for selecting patients suitable for treatment by the medical practitioner, dentist or podiatrist at the day procedure centre, subject to:
(a)
the class or classes of the day procedure centre and the limitations (if any) on the services that may be provided there, and
(b)
the clinical responsibilities of the medical practitioner, dentist or podiatrist, and
(c) the maintenance of high professional standards.
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[4] Schedule 1, clauses 9 (4) (b), 17 (2) (a), 21 (2) (k) and (3), 23 (3) (a) and 24 (3)
Omit “or dentist” wherever occurring. Insert instead “, dentist or podiatrist”.
[5] Schedule 1, clause 21 (2) (h) and (3)
Omit “or dental” wherever occurring. Insert instead “, dental or podiatric”.
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