Private Health Facilities Regulation 2024 (2024-445) (NSW)

Private Health Facilities Regulation 2024

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of regulation This regulation is the Private Health Facilities Regulation 2024.

2 Commencement This regulation commences on the day on which it is published on the NSW legislation website.

Note— This regulation repeals and replaces the Private Health Facilities Regulation 2017, which would otherwise be repealed on 1 September 2024 by the Subordinate Legislation Act 1989, section 10(2).

3 Definitions The dictionary in Schedule 5 defines words used in this regulation.

Note— The Act and the Interpretation Act 1987 contain definitions and other provisions that affect the interpretation and application of this regulation.

4 Definition of "private health facility" For the Act, section 4(1), definition of private health facility, the following services or treatments are prescribed, regardless of whether the person provided with the service or treatment is admitted to a facility— (a) anaesthesia, (b) cardiac catheterisation, (c) chemotherapy, (d) cosmetic surgery, (e) gastrointestinal endoscopy, (f) interventional neuroradiology, (g) (Repealed) (h) radiotherapy, (i) rapid opioid detoxification, (j) renal dialysis, (k) services or treatments relating to the care of patients injured in accidents, or those suffering from medical or other emergencies, through the provision of the following— (i) reception, (ii) resuscitation, (iii) medical and surgical treatment, (iv) life support systems, (l) surgical procedures, other than dental procedures, performed on patients who are administered the following— (i) general anaesthetic, (ii) epidural anaesthetic, (iii) major regional anaesthetic, (iv) sedation resulting in deeper than conscious sedation.