Health Care (Miscellaneous) Amendment Bill

Final Stages

The Legislative Council agreed to the bill with the amendments indicated by the following schedule, to which amendments the Legislative Council desires the concurrence of the House of Assembly:

No. 1. Clause 10, page 4, after line 26 [clause 10, inserted section 89]—Before the definition of declared day hospital insert:

conscious sedation means the sedation of a person by the intravenous administration of one or more drugs such that communication with the person may be maintained during the sedation;

No. 2. Clause 10, page 4, line 39 [clause 10, inserted section 89, definition of prescribed health service, paragraph (b)]—Delete 'simple '

No. 3. Clause 10, page 4, after line 39 [clause 10, inserted section 89, inserted definition of prescribed health service]—After paragraph (b) insert:

(ba) a health service that involves the administration of local anaesthetic; or

No. 4. Clause 10, page 5, lines 3 to 6 [clause 10, inserted section 89, definition of simple conscious sedation]—Delete the definition of simple conscious sedation

No. 5. Clause 10, page 5, after line 6 [clause 10, inserted section 89]—After line 6 insert:

(2) Paragraph (ba) of the definition of prescribed health service does not apply in relation to the following health services involving the administration of local anaesthetic:

(a) a health service provided by a medical practitioner in the course of practice as a general practitioner;

(b) a health service provided by a dentist in the course of general dentistry practice;

(c) a health service, or health service of a kind, prescribed by the regulations.

No. 6. Clause 10, page 5, after line 10 [clause 10, inserted section 89A]—After inserted section 89A(1) insert:

(1a) In establishing standards under subsection (1) the Minister should consider any relevant codes, standards and guidelines.

No. 7. Clause 10, page 6, lines 17 to 33 [clause 10, inserted section 89D]—Delete section 89D and substitute:

89D—Conditions of licence

(1) Each private day procedure centre licence will be taken to be subject to the conditions prescribed by the regulations.

(2) The Minister may impose such other conditions on a private day procedure centre licence as the Minister thinks fit.

(3) The Minister may, on application or the Minister's own motion, vary or revoke a condition of a private day procedure licence imposed under subsection (2), or impose a further condition on such a licence, by notice in writing given to the holder of the licence.

(4) If the Minister imposes a further condition under subsection (3) on the Minister's own motion, the condition will not, except with the agreement of the licensee, take effect until the expiration of the period of 30 days after service of the notice imposing the condition.

At 17:23 the house adjourned until Wednesday 18 May 2016 at 11:00.