Public Health Act 2005

An ICMP for a health care facility must state—

the infection risks associated with the provision of declared health services provided at the facility; and

the measures to be taken to prevent or minimise the infection risks for declared health services; and

how the operator is to monitor and review the implementation and effectiveness of the measures; and

details about the provision of training in relation to the ICMP for persons employed or otherwise engaged at the facility; and

how often the ICMP is to be reviewed; and

if a person other than the operator of the facility is also responsible for providing advice about, and monitoring the effectiveness of, the ICMP—the name of that person.

A regulation may prescribe matters to be included in an ICMP, including the measures under subsection (1)(b) that are to be included in an ICMP.

The ICMP must be written in a way likely to be easily understood by persons employed or otherwise engaged at the facility.

The operator of the facility must—

sign and date the ICMP; and

sign and date the ICMP each time it is reviewed.

The operator must keep a copy of the ICMP at a place at the facility that is readily accessible to persons employed or otherwise engaged at the facility.

If, after developing an ICMP for a health care facility, the operator of the facility intends to provide a declared health service not identified in the ICMP, the operator must, before providing the service, review and amend the ICMP to address the infection risks associated with the service.