Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2017C00920:reg:2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2017C00920
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 2
Character Range: 63346–66439

2  Meaning of Medical Institution

(1)           In this information standard:

*medical institution means any of the following:

           (a)           an acute care hospital;

           (b)           a hospice;

           (c)           a low-care aged care establishment;

           (d)           a nursing home for the aged;

           (e)           a psychiatric hospital;

           (f)            a respite care establishment for the aged;

           (g)           a same-day aged care establishment;

           (h)           a same-day establishment for chemotherapy and renal dialysis services.

(2)           In this section:

*acute care hospital:

           (a)           means an establishment that provides:

              (i)          at least minimal medical, surgical or obstetric services for inpatient treatment or care; and

              (ii)          round-the-clock comprehensive qualified nursing services as well as other necessary professional services;

           to patients most of whom have acute conditions or temporary ailments, and have a relatively short average stay; and

           (b)           includes:

              (i)          a hospital specialising in dental, ophthalmic aids and other specialised medical or surgical care; and

              (ii)          a public acute care hospital; and

              (iii)          a private acute care hospital.

     *hospice means a freestanding establishment (whether public or private) that provides palliative care to terminally ill patients.

     *low-care aged care establishment means an establishment where aged persons live independently but on-call assistance, including the provision of meals, is provided when needed.

     *nursing home for the aged means an establishment (whether private charitable, private for-profit, or government) that provides long-term care involving regular basic nursing care to aged persons.

     *psychiatric hospital means an establishment (whether public or private) devoted primarily to the treatment and care of inpatients with psychiatric, mental or behavioural disorders.

     *respite care establishment for the aged means an establishment that provides short term care, including personal care and regular basic nursing care, to aged persons.

     *same-day aged care establishment means an establishment where aged persons attend for day or part-day rehabilitative or therapeutic treatment.

     *same-day establishment for chemotherapy and renal dialysis services means:

           (a)           a day centre or hospital, being an establishment (whether public or private) that provides a course of acute treatment, in the form of chemotherapy or renal dialysis services, on a full-day or part-day non-residential attendance basis at specified intervals over a period of time; or

           (b)           a free-standing day surgery centre, being a hospital facility (whether public or private) that provides investigation and treatment, in the form of chemotherapy or renal dialysis services, for acute conditions on a day-only basis.