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in which it operates, so as to operate as a hospital and to provide the treatment in that State or Territory, it has the permission or approval, or is registered, under that law; and
           Note:   'Hospital' is defined in the Act.
(b) for a health care organisation, including where the organisation is providing treatment on behalf of a hospital:
(i) if the organisation is required under a State or Territory law to have a permission or approval, or be registered, to provide the treatment in the State or Territory, it has the permission or approval, or is registered, under that law; and
(ii) the organisation must be:
                   (A) accredited or certified by an appropriate accrediting body; or
                   (B) formally engaged in the process of an appropriate accrediting body to be accredited or certified by that body, where 'formally engaged' means having made a valid application to the body for accreditation or certification, the application has been accepted and the applicant is undertaking the requirements of the body in the timeframes required; and
(c) the treatment must be provided by a health care provider who meets the standard in these Rules relevant to the provision of that treatment.
(d) the State and Territory law requirements referred to in subrule 6 may include the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards.

7. Treatments by health care providers regulated under State and Territory laws
(1) If a treatment is provided in a State or Territory where a law of that State or Territory prohibits the provision of the treatment without a permission or approval, or registration, to provide a treatment of that kind, the standard for the treatment is that the health care provider providing the treatment must have the permission or approval, or be registered, under that law.
(2) A person who has a permission, approval or registration as required by subrule (1) but also provides treatment of a type referred to in rule 8, 9 or 10 which is not of a kind covered by the permission, approval or registration must comply with rule 8, 9 or 10, as the case may be, in respect of the other treatment.
      Note:   This rule covers medical practitioners, allied health professionals and others who meet requirements imposed under State and Territory laws in respect of the provision of certain health services.

8. Treatments provided by podiatric surgeons
If the treatment is of a kind practised by a podiatric surgeon, the standard for that kind of treatment is that it must be provided by a podiatric surgeon who holds specialist registration in the specialty of podiatric surgery under the National Law.

9. Treatments provided by allied health professionals
     (1) If the treatment is a service