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Declaration of Private Hospital - Australian Government

Description

You will require this declaration if you intend to operate a hospital where patients may claim expenses from the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, Medicare Benefits Scheme or private health insurers.

You are required to apply to the Minister to make a declaration in regard to your hospital in the following circumstances:

  • commencement of a new facility
  • amalgamation of existing hospitals.

Hospitals must also meet the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards. This process is known as accreditation. The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (ACSQHC) has developed resources to assist health service organisations to align with the NSQHS Standards.

Service type

Licence

A licence defines the need to obtain recognition / certification and registration to undertake a certain business activity.

Eligibility requirements

To gain a declaration you must provide a:

  • private hospital information form
  • copy of your state/territory hospital licence
  • copy of Hospital Casemix Protocol (HCP) Data to insurers
  • copy of Private Hospital Data Bureau (PHDB) data to the Commonwealth Department of Health
  • copy of an accreditation certificate or evidence that the accreditation process has commenced.

Prerequisites

Might Need

Approved Pathology Authority

Duration

Ongoing unless revoked

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Description
Apply Application All

Please consult the Contact Officer for information on fees to be submitted.

Act(s) name

Private Health Insurance Act 2007 Australian Government

Administering agency

Department of Health, Disability and Ageing

Contact details

Contact Email, Phone and Address Details for this service in simple two column table format, header then data.