Health Services (Private Hospitals and Day Procedure Centres) Amendment Regulations 2009

i Health Services (Private Hospitals and Day Procedure Centres) Amendment Regulations 2009 S.R. No. 176/2009 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Regulation Page 1 Objective 1 2 Authorising provision 1 3 Commencement 1 4 Principal Regulations 2 5 Definitions 2 6 Private hospitals 2 7 Day procedure centres 3 8 References to fertilisation procedure 3 9 Regulation 50 inserted 4 50 References to infertility treatment 4 10 Schedule 3 4 ═══════════════ ENDNOTES 5 -- 1 of 6 -- 1 STATUTORY RULES 2009 S.R. No. 176/2009 Health Services Act 1988 Health Services (Private Hospitals and Day Procedure Centres) Amendment Regulations 2009 The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations: Dated: 15 December 2009 Responsible Minister: DANIEL ANDREWS Minister for Health TOBY HALLIGAN Clerk of the Executive Council 1 Objective The objective of these Regulations is to— (a) make consequential amendments to the Health Services (Private Hospitals and Day Procedure Centres) Regulations 2002 as a result of the commencement of the Assisted Reproductive Treatment Act 2008; and (b) prescribe artificial insemination and assisted reproductive treatment as prescribed kinds of health services. 2 Authorising provision The Regulations are made under section 158 of the Health Services Act 1988. 3 Commencement These Regulations come into operation on 1 January 2010. -- 2 of 6 -- S.R. No. 176/2009 Health Services (Private Hospitals and Day Procedure Centres) Amendment Regulations 2009 2 4 Principal Regulations In these Regulations, the Health Services (Private Hospitals and Day Procedure Centres) Regulations 2002 1 are called the Principal Regulations. 5 Definitions (1) In regulation 5 of the Principal Regulations the definition of infertility treatment is revoked. (2) In regulation 5 of the Principal Regulations insert the following definitions— "artificial insemination has the same meaning as in the Assisted Reproductive Treatment Act 2008; assisted reproductive treatment has the same meaning as in the Assisted Reproductive Treatment Act 2008;". 6 Private hospitals For regulation 6(c) of the Principal Regulations substitute— "(c) speciality health services for the provision of— (i) artificial insemination; or (ii) assisted reproductive treatment; or (iii) cardiac services; or (iv) emergency medicine; or (v) endoscopy; or (vi) intensive care; or (vii) mental health services; or (viii) neonatal services; or (ix) obstetrics; or r. 4 -- 3 of 6 -- S.R. No. 176/2009 Health Services (Private Hospitals and Day Procedure Centres) Amendment Regulations 2009 3 (x) oncology (chemotherapy); or (xi) oncology (radiation therapy); or (xii) renal dialysis; or (xiii) specialist rehabilitation services.". 7 Day procedure centres For regulation 7(c) of the Principal Regulations substitute— "(c) speciality health services for the provision of— (i) artificial insemination; or (ii) assisted reproductive treatment; or (iii) cardiac services; or (iv) emergency medicine; or (v) endoscopy; or (vi) mental health services; or (vii) obstetrics; or (viii) oncology (chemotherapy); or (ix) oncology (radiation therapy); or (x) renal dialysis; or (xi) specialist rehabilitation services.". 8 References to fertilisation procedure In regulation 49 of the Principal Regulations after "regulation 3(1)" insert "until 31 December 2009". r. 7 -- 4 of 6 -- S.R. No. 176/2009 Health Services (Private Hospitals and Day Procedure Centres) Amendment Regulations 2009 4 9 Regulation 50 inserted After regulation 49 of the Principal Regulations insert— "50 References to infertility treatment On and from 1 January 2010, a reference in a certificate of registration or a certificate of renewal of registration of a private hospital or day procedure centre to speciality health services for the provision of infertility treatment is to be read as a reference to speciality health services for the provision of artificial insemination or assisted reproductive treatment or both artificial insemination and assisted reproductive treatment as the case requires.". 10 Schedule 3 (1) In Schedule 3 to the Principal Regulations in Section B in item 4 for "*Cardiac Services" substitute— "*Artificial insemination *Assisted reproductive treatment *Cardiac Services". (2) In Schedule 3 to the Principal Regulations in Section B in item 4 omit "*Infertility treatment". ═══════════════ r. 9 -- 5 of 6 -- S.R. No. 176/2009 Health Services (Private Hospitals and Day Procedure Centres) Amendment Regulations 2009 5 ENDNOTES 1 Reg. 4: S.R. No. 79/2002 as amended by S.R. No. 113/2005. Endnotes -- 6 of 6 --