oS a , tts , Queensland Health Legislation (Waiting List Integrity) Amendment Bill Queensland Health Legislation (Waiting List Integrity) Amendment Bill 2015 Contents Part 1 Part 2 Preliminary Shorttitle 0... eee eee 4 Amendment of Health Ombudsman Act 2013 Actamended .......... 0.0.0. eee 4 Amendment of s 25 (Functions)................00....000- 4 oS Insertion of new pt 15A.. 0.0.2... 0.00. eee Part 15A Audit of waiting times 244A Definitions for pt15A .............. 000.2000 ee 244B Audit of wait time data ................0....00. 244C Audit report... 2.0... 0c cece eee eee Amendment of sch 1 (Dictionary)..................0-00005 Amendment of Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011 NO a Actamended ......... 0.0 c cece cece eet eens Amendment of s 19 (Functions of Services) ................ Insertion of news 54A.... 1. ee 54A Requirement to give wait time data to health ombudsman owowon N Insertion of new pt 13, div6.......... 00... cee eee eee Division 6 Transitional provision for Health Legislation (Waiting List Integrity) Amendment Act 2015 323 Provision of data about waiting times............. 8 A Bill for An Act to amend the Health Ombudsman Act 2013 and the Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011 to provide for the auditing and reporting of data relating to waiting times for patients of Hospital and Health Services Clause Clause Clause Clause Health Legislation (Waiting List Integrity) Amendment Bill 2015 Part 1 Preliminary [s 1] The Parliament of Queensland enacts— Part 1 Preliminary 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Health Legislation (Waiting List Integrity) Amendment Act 2015. Part 2 Amendment of Health Ombudsman Act 2013 2 Act amended This part amends the Health Ombudsman Act 2013. 3 Amendment of s 25 (Functions) Section 25— insert— (h) to audit and publish reports about wait time data. 4 Insertion of new pt 15A After part 15— insert— Part 15A Audit of waiting times Page 4 oN 11 14 16 Health Legislation (Waiting List Integrity) Amendment Bill 2015 Part 2 Amendment of Health Ombudsman Act 2013 [s 4] 244A Definitions for pt 15A In this part— Hospital and Health Service means a Hospital and Health Service established under the Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011, section 17. quarter means the 3-month period ending on 31 March, 30 June, 30 September or 31 December. specialist health practitioner see the National Law, section 5. wait time data means each of the following— (a) data on the number of patients of a Hospital and Health Service waiting longer than a clinically appropriate period for surgery, by type of surgery; (b) data on the number of patients of a Hospital and Health Service waiting longer than 2 years for general dental care, by type of dental care; (c) data on the time an outpatient of a Hospital and Health Service waits for an initial consultation with a specialist health practitioner, by type of specialist health practitioner; (d) other data, prescribed by regulation, about waiting times for a Hospital and Health Service. 244B Audit of wait time data d) (2) The health ombudsman must audit wait time data given to the health ombudsman under the Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011, section 54A to examine the accuracy of the data. The audit must be conducted within 30 days after the end of the quarter to which the data relates. Page 5 Com NAD NBPW NY — So ell adilerdian BRWNR RR Re aeorynan NNNNY WNr Ow NNN DMN 2931 33 Health Legislation (Waiting List Integrity) Amendment Bill 2015 Part 2 Amendment of Health Ombudsman Act 2013 [s 4] Page 6 244C Audit report d) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) Within 14 days after conducting an audit of wait time data for a quarter, the health ombudsman must prepare and publish a report on the audit. The report must be published on a publicly accessible website of the health ombudsman or in another way the health ombudsman considers appropriate. The health ombudsman must include the following information in the report— (a) a copy of the wait time data for each Hospital and Health Service and each hospital operated by a Hospital and Health Service given to the health ombudsman for the quarter; (b) the health ombudsman's findings in relation to the accuracy of the data. The health ombudsman may include other information in the report, including observations and recommendations, that the health ombudsman considers appropriate. However, the health ombudsman must not include in the report any adverse comment about a Hospital and Health Service identifiable from the report unless the Service has been given a copy of the comment and a reasonable period of at least 7 days to make a submission about it. If a Hospital and Health Service makes a submission under subsection (5), the health ombudsman— (a) must have regard to the submission before finalising the report; and (b) must not include the relevant comment in the report unless the health ombudsman also CINDMNW BWH 121417 1921 232527 2932 34 Health Legislation (Waiting List Integrity) Amendment Bill 2015 (7) Part 3 Amendment of Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011 [s 5] includes the Service's submission, or a fair summary of it, in the report. If the health ombudsman proposes to make a recommendation in the report about a particular Hospital and Health Service, the health ombudsman must consult with the Service about the recommendation before finalising the report. Amendment of sch 1 (Dictionary) Hospital and Health Service, for part 15A, see section 244A. quarter, for part 15A, see section 244A. specialist health practitioner, for part 15A, see section 244A. wait time data see section 244A. Amendment of Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011 This part amends the Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011. Clause 5 Schedule 1— insert— Part 3 Clause 6 Act amended Clause 7 Amendment of s 19 (Functions of Services) Section 19(2)(0), after 'functions' — insert— given to the Service under this Act or Page 7 NADUNBPW NRE Oo wo 12 15 18 20 2224 Health Legislation (Waiting List Integrity) Amendment Bill 2015 Part 3 Amendment of Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011 [s 8] Clause 8 Clause 9 Page 8 Insertion of new s 54A Part 4, division 1— insert— 54A Requirement to give wait time data to health ombudsman d) (2) (3) A Service must, within 14 days after the end of each quarter, give to the health ombudsman wait time data for the Service for the quarter. Also, if the Service operates a hospital, the Service must give the health ombudsman separate wait time data for each hospital operated by the Service. In this section— quarter means the 3-month period ending on 31 March, 30 June, 30 September or 31 December. wait time data see the Health Ombudsman Act 2013, section 244A. Insertion of new pt 13, div 6 Part 13— insert— Division 6 Transitional provision for Health Legislation (Waiting List Integrity) Amendment Act 2015 323 Provision of data about waiting times d) (2) Section 54A does not apply to a Service until the end of the quarter that starts immediately after the commencement. In this section— CID MB WN Ye \o 1115 17 192224 27 Health Legislation (Waiting List Integrity) Amendment Bill 2015 Part 3 Amendment of Hospital and Health Boards Act 2011 [s 9] quarter means the 3-month period ending on 31 March, 30 June, 30 September or 31 December. Authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel Page 9