5 (1) The Minister may at any time authorize the Director to call for one or more applications for the establishment and operation of one or more integrated community health services centres by, (a)  sending a call for applications to one or more specified persons; or (b)  publishing a call for applications in any manner the Director considers appropriate. Contents of call for applications (2) A call for applications shall specify, (a)  the service or services to be provided in the integrated community health services centre; (b)  the locality in which the integrated community health services centre is to be located; (c)  such other requirements and limitations as the Minister considers relevant; and (d)  the final date for submission of applications. Submission of applications (3) Any person may respond to a call for applications by submitting an application to the Director. Required contents for licence application (4) A licence application must be in the form specified by the Director and must include, but is not limited to, (a)  a detailed description of the service or services to be provided in the proposed integrated community health services centre and how it will provide connected and convenient care, including the applicant’s, (i)  capacity to improve patient wait times, (ii)  plans to improve patient experiences and access to care in the proposed integrated community health services centre, and (iii)  plans to integrate with the health system; (b)  details of the applicant’s quality assurance and continuous quality improvement programming, including policies for infection prevention and control; (c)  the business, clinical and professional experience of the applicant, including how the applicant will meet all governance and management responsibilities of the proposed integrated community health services centre; (d)  details of the physical nature of the proposed integrated community health services centre, including its address and distance to other integrated community health services centres and hospitals; (e)  a detailed staffing model for the proposed integrated community health services centre and evidence of the sustainability of this model, including, (i)  staff classification with rates of compensation and ranges of compensation, as applicable, (ii)  the number of staff required for each position, (iii)  the model for staffing anaesthesia delivery, if applicable, and (iv)  information regarding the hospital privileges of physicians who provide services at the centre, if applicable; (f)  a description of how the applicant has consulted with health system partners in the development of the application, including any endorsement of the application by health system partners; (g)  a description of current linkages with health system partners and how the applicant will maintain and improve those linkages to promote optimal patient care pathways; (h)  a description of how the proposed integrated community health services centre will address the health equity needs of diverse, vulnerable, priority and underserviced populations, taking into account linguistic needs, in the region specified in the call for applications; (i)  a description of any uninsured services that are being provided or will be provided at the proposed integrated community health services centre, including, (i)  a description of any charges for the uninsured services, and (ii)  a detailed description of the processes for providing information and obtaining patient consent in connection with any uninsured services; and (j)  such other information as is specified in the call for applications. Consideration of applications (5) The Director shall consider all applications submitted in response to a call for applications.