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Approval in Principle for Health Services Establishment - Victoria

Description

You will need this approval if you intend to construct, alter, extend, vary and use a health services establishment.

A health services establishment is a private hospital, mobile health service or day procedure centre.

Please note, variations to existing health services establishments, such as altering the number of beds and the type of health services provided, will require this approval.

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 this approval, you must:

  • provide details of your qualifications, experience, character, financial details and any offending history
  • submit any design drawings, plans or specifications.

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Description
Apply Application All Fees are listed on the attached document.

Act(s) name

Health Services Act 1988 Victoria

Regulation(s) name

Health Services (Health Service Establishments) Regulations 2024 Victoria

Application process

Lodge

Important

Please note, the approval process to register a health services establishment is a staged process, as below:

  1. apply and be issued with a Certificate of Approval in Principle (AIP).
  2. apply for registration of a health service establishment.

A health service establishment may not commence operation (admit patients) until both stages have been completed.

Administering agency

Department of Health

Private Hospitals Unit

Contact details

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