Non-Emergency Patient Transport Amendment Regulations 2014

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Non-Emergency Patient Transport Amendment Regulations 2014

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1Objective1

2Authorising provision2

3Principal Regulations2

4Definitions2

5Definition of low acuity patient3

6Definition of high acuity patient3

7Staffing of vehicles used for the transport of high acuity patients by a non-emergency patient transport service4

8Staffing of aeromedical services for transport of high acuity patients4

9Transport of patients with a mental disorder4

10Qualifications for staff of non-emergency patient transport services4

11Skills maintenance training5

12Records to be kept5

13Restraints5

14Equipment5

15Schedule 106

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Non-Emergency Patient Transport Act 2003

Non-Emergency Patient Transport Amendment Regulations 2014

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:

Dated: 26 August 2014

Responsible Minister:

DAVID DAVIS

Minister for Health

YVETTE CARISBROOKE

Clerk of the Executive Council

1Objective

The objective of these Regulations is to amend the Non-Emergency Patient Transport Regulations 2005

(a)to amend definitions to reflect the current names and structures of specified organisations; and

(b)to provide for the transport of persons with mental illness in the least restrictive way possible; and

(c)to enable clinical practice protocols to be updated from time to time; and

(d)to amend references to incorporated matter.

2Authorising provision

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These Regulations are made under section 64 of the Non-Emergency Patient Transport Act 2003.

3Principal Regulations

In these Regulations, the Non-Emergency Patient Transport Regulations 2005[endnoteRef:2] are called the Principal Regulations. [2: Reg. 3: S.R. No. 135/2005. Reprint No. 1 as at 21 August 2013. Reprinted to S.R. No. 78/2010.Table of Applied, Adopted or Incorporated MatterThe following table of applied, adopted or incorporated matter is included in accordance with the requirements of regulation 5 of the Subordinate Legislation Regulations 2014.In this table Principal Regulations means the Non-Emergency Patient Transport Regulations 2005.

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4Definitions

(1)In regulation 4 of the Principal Regulations, for the definition of infection control guidelines substitute

"infection control guidelines means the National Health and Medical Research Council's Australian Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Infection in Healthcare published by the Commonwealth of Australia in 2010;".

(2)In regulation 4 of the Principal Regulations

(a)the definition of National Training Information Service is revoked; and

(b)the definition of NETS is revoked; and

(c)the definition of PETS is revoked; and

(d)the definition of the clinical practice protocols is revoked; and

(e)the definition of VAERCS is revoked.

(3)In regulation 4 of the Principal Regulations insert the following definitions

"ARV means Adult Retrieval Victoria, a business unit of Ambulance Victoria that transports critically ill patients to a higher level of health care service;

AS/NZS 1754:2013 means Australian/New Zealand Standard 1754:2013, Child restraint systems for use in motor vehicles, as published jointly by Standards Australia and Standards New Zealand on 7 June 2013;

AS/NZS ISO/IEC 27001:2006 means Australian/New Zealand Standard ISO/IEC 27001:2006, Information technology-Security techniques-Information security management systems-Requirements, as published jointly by Standards Australia and Standards New Zealand on 23 June 2006;

clinical practice protocols means the clinical practice protocols determined by the Secretary from time to time;

PIPER means Paediatric Infant Perinatal Emergency Retrieval operated under the auspices of the Royal Children's Hospital;

Training.gov.au means the service managed by the Commonwealth on behalf of Victoria and the other States and Territories that includes the National Register of Vocational Education and Training in Australia;".

5Definition of low acuity patient

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Regulation 6(e) of the Principal Regulations is revoked.

6Definition of high acuity patient

For regulation 12(c)(iv) of the Principal Regulations substitute

"(iv)transport by PIPER's neonatal emergency transport service, PIPER's paediatric emergency transport service or ARV in a vehicle used to transport patients by a nonemergency patient transport service".

7Staffing of vehicles used for the transport of high acuity patients by a non-emergency patient transport service

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For regulation 13(1)(c)(ii) of the Principal Regulations substitute

"(ii)1 member of staff of PIPER's neonatal emergency transport service, PIPER's paediatric emergency transport service or ARV.".

8Staffing of aeromedical services for transport of high acuity patients

For regulation 14(b)(iii) of the Principal Regulations substitute

"(iii)1 ambulance transport attendant and 1 staff member of PIPER's neonatal emergency transport service, PIPER's paediatric emergency transport service or ARV.".

9Transport of patients with a mental disorder

Division 5 of Part 2 of the Principal Regulations is revoked.

10Qualifications for staff of non-emergency patient transport services

For regulation 19(g)(ii) of the Principal Regulations substitute

"(ii)completion of a clinical instructors programme, consisting of not less than the following units of the certificate level IV Training and Assessment recognised by Training.gov.au

(A)Provide work skill instruction;

(B)Plan assessment activities and processes;

(C)Assess competence;

(D)Participate in assessment validation.".

11Skills maintenance training

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In regulation 24(3) of the Principal Regulations, for "NETS" substitute "PIPER's neonatal emergency transport service".

12Records to be kept

In regulation 34(2) of the Principal Regulations, for "the Australian/New Zealand Standard 7799.2.2003, Information Security Management, Part 2: Specification for information security management systems, as published jointly by Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand on 11February 2003" substitute "AS/NZS ISO/IEC 27001:2006".

13Restraints

In regulation 48(1) of the Principal Regulations, for "adequate restraints as defined in AS/NZS 4535:1999 and the Australia/New Zealand Standard on Child restraint systems for use in motor vehicles, AS/NZS 1754:2000 incorporating Amendment No.1, published jointly by Standards Australia International and Standards New Zealand in April 2001" substitute "restraints in accordance with AS/NZS 4535:1999 and AS/NZS1754:2013".

14Equipment

(1)In regulation 51(2) of the Principal Regulations, for "NETS" substitute "PIPER's neonatal emergency transport service".

(2)In regulation 51(3) of the Principal Regulations, for "NETS" substitute "PIPER's neonatal emergency transport service".

15Schedule 10

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In the heading to Schedule 10 to the Principal Regulations, for "NETS" substitute "PIPER'S NEONATAL EMERGENCY TRANSPORT SERVICE".

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