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The NSW Department of Health is the regulatory authority
for privately owned and operated hospitals and day procedure
centres across New South Wales. The Private Health Care Branch
of the Department has responsibility on behalf of the Director
General for regulating private health care facilities and
enforcing licensing standards under the:
- Private Hospitals and Day Procedure Centres Act
1988
- Private Hospitals Regulation 1996
- Day Procedure Centres Regulation 1996.
This current legislation can be found in the "in force"
section at www.legislation.nsw.gov.au
The legislation exists to ensure that health services provided
to the community by the private health sector are safe, appropriate
and effective. The Private Hospitals and Day Procedure Centres
Act 1988 and associated Regulations set out the requirements
for licensing and the minimum standards of care and safety
for admitted patients.
The Private Health Facilities Act 2007 was passed by the NSW Parliament on 6 June 2007 and received assent from the Governor on 15 June 2007. None of the provisions of the Act have commenced and the existing Private hospitals and Day Procedure Centres Act 1988 remains in force.
The new Act will not commence until after regulations are drafted and approved by the Governor. There will be consultation with stakeholders and time for public comment regarding the new regulations.
The text of the Private Health Facilities Bill 2006 can be
found on the NSW Parliament site at
www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/nswbills.nsf/V3BillsHome
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