Health and Community Services Complaints Regulations 2019 (SA)

South Australia Health and Community Services Complaints Regulations 2019 under the Health and Community Services Complaints Act 2004

Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Interpretation 4 Exclusion from definition of community service 5 Corresponding laws 6 Warrant (section 49 of Act) 7 Code of conduct (section 56A of Act) 8 Prescribed offences against other laws (sections 56B and 56C of Act) 9 Interstate orders (section 56EA of Act) 10 Service 11 Returns by prescribed providers (section 76 of Act) 12 Returns by prescribed bodies (section 77 of Act) Schedule 1—Warrant Schedule 2—Code of conduct for certain health care workers 1 Interpretation 2 Application of code 3 Health care worker to provide services in a safe and ethical manner 4 Health care workers to obtain consent 5 Appropriate conduct in relation to treatment advice 6 Health care workers to report concerns about the conduct of other health care workers 7 Health care workers to take appropriate action in response to adverse events 8 Health care workers to adopt standard precautions for infection control 9 Health care workers diagnosed with infectious medical conditions 10 Health care workers not to make claims to cure certain serious illnesses 11 Health care workers not to misinform their clients 12 Health care workers not to practise under the influence of alcohol or unlawful substances 13 Health care workers with certain mental or physical impairment 14 Health care workers not to financially exploit clients 15 Health care workers not to engage in sexual misconduct 16 Health care workers to comply with relevant privacy laws 17 Health care workers to keep appropriate records 18 Health care workers to be covered by appropriate insurance 19 Health care workers to display code and other information Schedule 3—Revocation of Health and Community Services Complaints Regulations 2005 Legislative history