Private Health Facilities Regulation 2016 (Qld)

Private Health Facilities Regulation 2016

1 Short title This regulation may be cited as the Private Health Facilities Regulation 2016.

2 Commencement This regulation commences on 1 September 2016.

3 Day hospital health services (1) For section 10(3) of the Act, definition day hospital health service, paragraph (b)(iii), the following diagnostic, surgical or other procedures are prescribed— (a) cardiac stress testing that is not performed in compliance with the standard called 'Specialty health services standard (version 5)' mentioned in the Private Health Facilities (Standards) Notice 2016; (b) haemodialysis; (c) cytotoxic infusion, other than cytotoxic infusion performed as maintenance therapy within an established treatment regime; (d) gastrointestinal endoscopy, other than the following types of gastrointestinal endoscopy— (i) proctoscopy; (ii) sigmoidoscopy. (2) Also, for section 10(3) of the Act, definition day hospital health service, paragraph (b)(iii), the following surgical procedures are prescribed— (a) abdominoplasty; (b) belt lipectomy; (c) biceps implants; (d) brachioplasty; (e) breast augmentation or reduction; (f) buttock augmentation, reduction or lift; (g) calf implants; (h) deltoid implants; (i) facelift, other than a mini-lift that does not involve the superficial musculoaponeurotic system (SMAS); (j) facial implants that involve— (i) inserting an implant on the bone; or (ii) surgical exposure to deep tissue; (k) fat transfer of more than 500 millilitres of lipoaspirate; (l) labiaplasty; (m) liposuction that involves removing more than 2.5 litres of lipoaspirate; (n) mastopexy or mastopexy augmentation; (o) monsplasty; (p) neck lift; (q) pectoral implants; (r) penis augmentation; (s) rhinoplasty; (t) triceps implants; (u) vaginoplasty.