Legislation, standards and building codes
Legislation
Private Health Facilities Act 1999
The Legislative Assembly passed the Private Health Facilities Act 1999 on the 23 November 1999. The main objective of the Act is to provide a framework to protect the health and wellbeing of patients receiving services at private health facilities.
Private Health Facilities Regulation 2016
Private Health Facilities (Standards) Amendment Notice 2019
Private Health Facilities Standards:
- Continuous quality improvement standard (PDF, 91KB)
- Credentials and clinical privileges standard (PDF, 29KB)
- Ethics standard (PDF, 97KB)
- Infection control standard (PDF, 88KB)
- Information management standard (PDF, 96KB)
- Management and staffing standard (PDF, 87KB)
- Minimum patient throughput standard (PDF, 44KB)
- Patient care standard (PDF, 111KB)
- Physical environment standard (PDF, 99KB)
- Specialty health services standard (PDF, 80KB)
Building Codes
Queensland development code MP5.5
New building requirements for private health facilities are contained in Part 5.5 of the Queensland Development Code. The purpose of these requirements is to facilitate the safety and care of patients and the safety of staff and the public in private health facilities. The Code addresses the following:
- Access and egress
- Call Systems
- Corridors
- Designated Specialist areas
- Electrical and Fire Requirements
- Safety
- Service and Utility Facilities
- Space allocation
- Staff Stations
Australasian health facility guidelines (HFG)
The Australasian HFG's provide consistent design considerations and planning information for use by industry groups in the planning and designing of health facilities.
Clinical Services Capability Framework (CSCF)
The Clinical Services Capability Framework (CSCF) gives a standard set of minimum capability criteria for service planning and delivery.
Read about the CSCF and find
- an overview of all the modules
- companion document for private health facilities
- information about templates for defining services to be offered within private health facilities
