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Private health facility approval - Queensland

Description

You will need this approval to build a new private health facility. Private health facilities include private hospitals and day procedure centres.

Private health facilities are places where patients are provided with:

  • medical, surgical or other prescribed treatment and then discharged
  • prescribed services or treatments.

Service type

Licence

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

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible for approval, you must:

  • be a suitable person
  • ensure the proposed facility and health services proposed by the facility comply with the relevant standards. 

Duration

Approvals are valid for two years. An application to extend the term of the approval by a further two years may be made.

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Description
Apply Application All

You can find the current fees here.

Other resources

Task Business Structure Resources
General All Private health facility licences supporting documentation (Opens in new window)

Application process

Apply

You will need to apply for a licence to operate the facility after construction has been completed.

Administering agency

Queensland Health

Chief Health Officer Branch

Private Health Regulation

Contact details

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