Private Hospitals and Day Procedure Centres Act 1988 Regulation relating to register of patients, admission and in-patient statistics forms (1993-112) [GG No 26 of 19.3.1993] (NSW)

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PRIVATE HOSPITALS AND DAY PROCEDURE CENTRES

ACT 1988—REGULATION

(Relating to register of patients, admission and in-patient statistics forms)

NEW SOUTH WALES

[Published in Gazette No. 26 of 19 March 1993]

HIS Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council,

and in pursuance of the Private Hospitals and Day Procedure Centres Act 1988, has been pleased to make the Regulation set forth hereunder.

RON PHILLIPS, M.P.,

Minister for Health

Commencement

1. This Regulation commences on 19th March, 1993.

Amendment

2. The Private Hospitals Regulation 1990 is amended by omitting

Forms 6, 7 and 8 from Schedule 3 and by inserting instead the following forms:

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

The object of this Regulation is to amend the Private Hospitals Regulation 1990 by substituting Form 6 (register of patients), Form 7 (admission) and Form 8 (in-patient statistics) to provide for the recording of certain additional information (for example. aboriginality. baby status, emergency status, contract status. discharge intention and readmission within 28 days) necessary to comply with the National Minimum Data Set approved by the Australian Health Ministers Advisory Conference.

This Regulation is made under the Private Hospitals and Day Procedure Centres Act 1988. including section 55 (the general regulation-making power, in particular, section 55 (2) (b) (ii)) and section 44.