Private Hospitals and Day Procedure Centres Act 1988 Private Hospitals and Day Procedure Centres Amendment (Fees and Other Matters) Regulation 2001 (2001-990) [GG No 194 of 19.12.2001, p 10151] (NSW)

2001 No 990

Private Hospitals and Day Procedure New South Wales

Centres Amendment (Fees and Other

Matters) Regulation 2001

under the

Private Hospitals and Day Procedure Centres Act 1988

Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Private Hospitals and Day Procedure Centres Act 1988.

CRAIG KNOWLES, M.P.,

Minister for Health

Explanatory note
The object of this Regulation is:

(a)

to amend the Private Hospitals Regulation 1996:

(i)	to increase the annual licence fee and the fees for an application for a licence or an application to transfer a licence, and
(ii)	to require information in respect of nursing staff at a private hospital to be provided with the annual licence fee, and
(iii)	to update the requirements in relation to hot and warm water systems at private hospitals so that the requirements are consistent with the requirements under the Public Health Act 1991 for those systems, and

(b)

to amend the Day Procedure Centres Regulation 1996:

(i)	to increase the annual licence fee and the fees for an application for a licence or an application to transfer a licence, and
(ii)	to require information in respect of nursing staff at a day procedure centre to be provided with the annual licence fee, and

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(iii)   to include requirements in relation to hot and warm water systems at day procedure centres that are consistent with the requirements under the Public Health Act 1991 for those systems.

This Regulation is made under the Private Hospitals and Day Procedure Centres
Act 1988, including section 55 (the general regulation-making power).

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Private Hospitals and Day Procedure Centres Amendment (Fees and	Clause 1
Other Matters) Regulation 2001

Private Hospitals and Day Procedure Centres
Amendment (Fees and Other Matters)
Regulation 2001

1. Name of Regulation

   This Regulation is the Private Hospitals and Day Procedure Centres
   Amendment (Fees and Other Matters) Regulation 2001.

2. Amendment of Private Hospitals Regulation 1996

   The Private Hospitals Regulation 1996 is amended as set out in
   Schedule 1.

3. Amendment of Day Procedure Centres Regulation 1996

   The Day Procedure Centres Regulation 1996 is amended as set out in
   Schedule 2.

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Schedule 1	Amendment of Private Hospitals Regulation 1996
Schedule 1	Amendment of Private Hospitals Regulation 1996

(Clause 2)

1. Clause 7 Applications for licences

   Omit “$615” from clause 7 (b). Insert instead “$655”.

2. Clause 9 Annual licence fees

   Omit the Table at the end of the clause. Insert instead:

   Table

Column 1	Column 2
Number of persons licensed to be	Licence fee
accommodated	$
Fewer than 40	1,200
40–49	1,655
50–59	2,145
60–69	2,625
70–79	3,130
80–89	3,585
90–99	4,045
100 or more	4,535

1. Clause 10 Transfer of licence

   Omit “$615” from clause 10 (b). Insert instead “$655”.

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Amendment of Private Hospitals Regulation 1996 Schedule 1

1. Clause 20 Information to be furnished with annual licence fee

   Insert at the end of clause 20 (1) (b):

   , and

(c) information in the approved form in respect of the nursing staff at the private hospital.

1. Schedule 1 Licensing standards for all private hospitals

   Omit clause 3 (2) of Schedule 1. Insert instead:

   (2) Any hot or warm water system supplying those areas of a private hospital that are used by patients for accommodation, ablutions, recreation or dining must be a system that has been installed in accordance with the prescribed installation requirements under section 45 of the Public Health Act 1991.

2. Schedule 1, clause 12

   Omit clause 12 (2) (a). Insert instead:

(a) all hot and warm water systems, and

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Schedule 2	Amendment of Day Procedure Centres Regulation 1996
Schedule 2	Amendment of Day Procedure Centres Regulation 1996

(Clause 3)

1. Clause 7 Applications for licences

   Omit “$615” from clause 7 (b). Insert instead “$655”.

2. Clause 9 Annual licence fees

   Omit “$1,130”. Insert instead “$1,200”.

3. Clause 10 Transfer of licence

   Omit “$615” from clause 10 (b). Insert instead “$655”.

4. Clause 20 Information to be furnished with annual licence fee

   Insert at the end of clause 20 (1) (b):

   , and

(c) information in the approved form in respect of the nursing staff at the day procedure centre.

1. Schedule 1 Licensing standards

   Insert before clause 3:

2A Hot and warm water systems

Any hot or warm water system supplying those areas of a day procedure centre that are used by patients must be a system that has been installed in accordance with the prescribed installation requirements under section 45 of the Public Health Act 1991.

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Private Hospitals and Day Procedure Centres Amendment (Fees and

Other Matters) Regulation 2001

Amendment of Day Procedure Centres Regulation 1996 Schedule 2

1. Schedule 1, clause 3

   Insert at the end of clause 3 (2):

   , and

(e) all hot and warm water systems.

BY AUTHORITY