Health Services Act 2016

In this section —

matters that support the provision of health services, including —

the engagement of contracted health professionals; and

private practice arrangements for health professionals;

the provision of health services by contracted health entities.

The Department CEO may issue policy frameworks to ensure consistent approaches to the following —

service coordination and integration, and efficiency and effectiveness, in the provision of health services —

between health service providers; and

between health service providers, the Department and other service providers;

the making of service agreements, other than Commission service agreements made under section 45;

the provision of health services;

the performance and exercise of functions by health service providers;

financial management and business activities of health service providers, including —

engaging in commercial activities under section 35; and

performing functions under section 36(3)(a), (b), (c), (e), (f), (g) and (h) and (5); and

issuing a notice of financial difficulty to the Department CEO under section 66; and

how a health service provider determines a fee or charge (other than a fee or charge fixed under an order under section 56); and

the fixing of fees and charges that health service providers may charge (other than fees and charges fixed under an order under section 56 or that are prescribed);

employment, and termination of employment, in health service providers;

the movement of employees between health service providers or between a health service provider and another employer —

by transfer for temporary or permanent employment; or

on secondment or temporary redeployment; or

for training;

the management and administration of the Health Executive Service;

the engagement of health professionals by health service providers and the conditions of engagement;

the management of information, including the way in which information is collected, used and disclosed;

the management of land and other property held by health service providers;

any other matter in connection with the functions of the Department CEO under this Act in respect of which the Department CEO considers it necessary or desirable to issue a policy framework.

A policy framework may apply to any of the following —

the health service providers specified in the policy framework;

all health service providers;

a type of public health service facility specified in the policy framework;

a type of public health service specified in the policy framework;

a type of staff member of a health service provider.

The Department CEO may revoke or amend a policy framework.

The Department CEO must ensure that each policy framework is publicly available.