{"id":"health-care-regulations-2023","name":"Health Care Regulations 2023","slug":"health-care-regulations-2023","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"sa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":235624,"registerId":"sa-health-care-regulations-2023-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-06","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Health Care Regulations 2023","content":"South Australia\nHealth Care Regulations 2023\nunder the Health Care Act 2008\n\nContents\nPart 1—Preliminary\n1\tShort title\n2\tCommencement\n3\tInterpretation\nPart 2—Regulations relating to specific provisions of Act\n4\tHealth service\n5\tEstablishment of Councils\n6\tAdministration\n7\tPrescribed requirements for engagement strategies\n8\tAccrued rights for employees\n9\tEmergency ambulance services\n10\tLicence to provide non-emergency ambulance services\n11\tHealth services entities\n12\tAppointment of RCA teams\n13\tRestrictions on RCA teams\n14\tReports and protection of information\n15\tRecognised organisations\nPart 3—Deductible gift recipient status\n16\tDeductible gift recipient status\nPart 4—Private hospitals\n17\tDuration of licences\n18\tPrescribed records—licensee to keep register\n19\tProvision of health services data and statistics to Minister\nPart 5—Private day procedure centres\n20\tInterpretation\n21\tCertain services excluded from definition of health services for purposes of Part 10A of Act\n22\tPrescribed health service\n23\tConditions of licence\n24\tDuration of licences\n25\tPrescribed records—licensee to keep register\n26\tProvision of health services data and statistics to Minister\nPart 6—Pregnancy outcome data and statistics\n27\tProvision of pregnancy outcome information\n28\tNotification of diagnosis of congenital abnormality\n29\tObligation of medical practitioner etc to provide information\n30\tHow information to be provided\n31\tConfidentiality\nPart 7—Reporting of cancer\n32\tReporting obligations of hospitals or health services incorporating radiotherapy clinics\n33\tReporting obligations of pathology laboratories\n34\tProvision of information by medical practitioners\nPart 8—Clinical competencies and scope of practice\n35\tClinical competencies and scope of practice\nSchedule 1—Private hospitals\nPart 1—Prescribed information for annual return\n1\tPrescribed information for annual return\nSchedule 2—Pregnancy outcome data and statistics\nPart 1—Pregnancy outcome information\nPart 2—Information relating to congenital abnormalities\nSchedule 3—Repeal of Health Care Regulations 2008\nLegislative history\n\nPart 1—Preliminary\n1—Short title\nThese regulations may be cited as the Health Care Regulations 2023.\n2—Commencement\nThese regulations come into operation on the day on which they are made.\n3—Interpretation\nIn these regulations—\nAct means the Health Care Act 2008;\nauthorised person has the same meaning as in section 63 of the Act;\nbaby means a baby whether born dead or alive, but does not include a baby who does not achieve a gestational age of 20 weeks or a birth weight of 400 grams;\ncancer means—\n\t(a)\ta malignant growth of human tissue which, if unchecked, is likely to spread to adjacent tissue or beyond its place of origin and which has the propensity to recur, including but not limited to—\n\t(i)\ta malignant neoplasm, whether invasive or in situ (including in situ melanoma, breast cancer and bladder cancer); or\n\t(ii)\tany lymphohaematopoietic neoplasm; or\n\t(b)\ta neoplasm of the brain, spinal cord or cranial nerves, or other intracranial neoplasm whether benign, malignant or of uncertain malignant potential;\ncongenital abnormality means an abnormality of prenatal origin, and includes structural, genetic and chromosomal abnormalities and biochemical defects, but does not include minor malformations that do not require medical treatment;\nsentinel event has the same meaning as in the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care. Australian Sentinel Event List (version 2): Specifications. Sydney: ACSQHC; 2020.\nPart 2—Regulations relating to specific provisions of Act\n4—Health service\nThe provision of linen and laundry services to hospitals or other health care providers is brought within the ambit of the definition of health service in section 3 of the Act.\n5—Establishment of Councils\n\t(1)\tFor the purposes of section 15(5)(a) of the Act, the following is prescribed (with respect to the relevant HAC or each relevant HAC):\n\t(a)\tthe provision of a letter to the members of the HAC from the Minister—\n\t(i)\tsetting out the course of action that is under consideration; and\n\t(ii)\tsetting out the grounds for that proposed course of action; and\n\t(iii)\tcontaining a request that the HAC consult broadly with the relevant community (or with groups within the community) for a period of at least 4 weeks specified in the letter (and to the extent specified by the Minister);\n\t(b)\tat the request of the HAC—the setting up of a meeting between members of the HAC and the Chief Executive or a person nominated by the Chief Executive;\n\t(c)\tthe provision of a written response to the Minister from the HAC that includes—\n\t(i)\ta fair summary of the consultation under paragraph (a)(iii) (providing details of both the consultation undertaken and the outcomes from that consultation); and\n\t(ii)\tany comments or response that the members of the HAC wish to make in relation to the matter.\n\t(2)\tFor the purposes of section 15(5)(b)(ii) of the Act, the following grounds are prescribed:\n\t(a)\tin the case of an incorporated HAC established in relation to a body in connection with the provision of health services at a particular site—that the undertaking of health services at that site has been transferred to another site;\n\t(b)\tthat the purpose for which the HAC was established no longer exists;\n\t(c)\tthat services in relation to which the HAC was established are no longer required or sought within the relevant part of the community;\n\t(d)\tthat the community has reasonable access to services that are a reasonable alternative to services in relation to which the HAC was established.\n6—Administration\nFor the purposes of section 28 of the Act, the following grounds are prescribed:\n\t(a)\tthe HAC has contravened, or failed to comply with, a provision of the Act or of its constitution;\n\t(b)\tthe HAC has, in the opinion of the Minister, been guilty of serious financial mismanagement;\n\t(c)\tthe HAC has, in the opinion of the Minister, persistently failed properly to perform the functions for which it was established;\n\t(d)\tthe HAC seeks its own dissolution on the basis that a majority of its members are of the opinion that the HAC is unable to perform properly the functions for which it was established.\n7—Prescribed requirements for engagement strategies\n\t(1)\tFor the purposes of section 33A(3)(a) of the Act, the clinician engagement strategy developed by a governing board must—\n\t(a)\tinclude the following:\n\t(i)\tthe objectives of the strategy;\n\t(ii)\tan outline of how the strategy will contribute to the achievement of the functions of the governing board;\n\t(iii)\tthe manner in which consultation with health professionals will be conducted;\n\t(iv)\tan outline of the key issues that will form the basis of consultation with health professionals, including issues focussed on the safety and quality of health services, service planning and design, service delivery and the monitoring and evaluation of service delivery;\n\t(v)\tan outline of how the governing board will use information obtained from implementing the strategy to continuously improve consultation with health professionals;\n\t(vi)\tan outline of how the effectiveness of consultation with health professionals under the strategy will be measured and publicly reported; and\n\t(b)\thave regard to national and State strategies, policies, agreements and standards relevant to promoting consultation with health professionals; and\n\t(c)\toutline the relationship between each of the following:\n\t(i)\tthe governing board's consumer and community engagement strategy;\n\t(ii)\tthe governing board's clinician engagement strategy;\n\t(iii)\tproviders of health services, including providers of primary health care services.\n\t(2)\tFor the purposes of section 33A(3)(a) of the Act, the consumer and community engagement strategy developed by a governing board must—\n\t(a)\tinclude the following:\n\t(i)\tthe objectives of the strategy;\n\t(ii)\tan outline of how the strategy will contribute to the achievement of the functions of the governing board;\n\t(iii)\tthe manner in which consultation with health consumers and members of the community will be conducted, including the manner in which consultation by health professionals and staff members with health consumers and members of the community will be conducted;\n\t(iv)\tan outline of the key issues that will form the basis of consultation with health consumers and members of the community, including issues focussed on the safety and quality of health services, service planning and design, service delivery and the monitoring and evaluation of service delivery;\n\t(v)\tan outline of how the governing board will use information obtained from implementing the strategy to identify and consult with health consumers and members of the community—\n\t(A)\twho are or are at risk of experiencing poor health outcomes; or\n\t(B)\twho may have difficulty accessing health services;\n\t(vi)\tan outline of how the effectiveness of consultation with health consumers and members of the community under the strategy will be measured and publicly reported; and\n\t(b)\thave regard to national and State strategies, policies, agreements and standards relevant to promoting consultation with health consumers and members of the community about the provision of health services; and\n\t(c)\toutline the relationship between each of the following:\n\t(i)\tthe governing board's consumer and community engagement strategy;\n\t(ii)\tthe governing board's clinician engagement strategy;\n\t(iii)\tproviders of health services, including providers of primary health care services.\n8—Accrued rights for employees\nFor the purposes of section 53(2)(c) of the Act, employment at SAAS as constituted immediately before the commencement of section 49 of the Act is prescribed.\n9—Emergency ambulance services\nFor the purposes of section 57(1)(b) of the Act, the following persons are prescribed:\n\t(a)\tRoyal Flying Doctor Service of Australia Central Operations;\n\t(b)\tBabcock Mission Critical Services Australasia Pty Ltd;\n\t(c)\tthe Commonwealth Department of Defence or an arm of the Australian Defence Force.\n10—Licence to provide non-emergency ambulance services\nFor the purposes of section 58(1)(c) of the Act, the following persons are prescribed:\n\t(a)\tRoyal Flying Doctor Service of Australia Central Operations;\n\t(b)\tBabcock Mission Critical Services Australasia Pty Ltd;\n\t(c)\tthe Commonwealth Department of Defence or an arm of the Australian Defence Force.\n11—Health services entities\nFor the purposes of the definition of health services entity under section 68 of the Act, the following entities involved in the provision of health services are brought within the ambit of the definition:\n\t(a)\tSAAS;\n\t(b)\tRoyal District Nursing Service of SA Incorporated.\n12—Appointment of RCA teams\n\t(1)\tFor the purposes of section 69(2) of the Act, the following requirements are prescribed:\n\t(a)\tan RCA team is to consist of not less than 3 members;\n\t(b)\tthe leader of an RCA team must have completed a formal training course in root cause analysis;\n\t(c)\tat least 1 member of an RCA team must have a formal tertiary qualification in a health related field or significant experience in a health related field relevant to the investigation;\n\t(d)\teach member of an RCA team must have knowledge and understanding of the member's obligations under Parts 7 and 8 of the Act.\n\t(2)\tFor the purposes of section 69(5) of the Act, the following procedures and processes are adopted in relation to the conduct of an investigation:\n\t(a)\tin the case of an RCA team appointed in relation to a hospital incorporated under the Act or SAAS—the RCA team must commence the investigation within 14 days after its appointment;\n\t(b)\tin the case of an RCA team appointed in relation to a hospital incorporated under the Act or SAAS—the RCA team must provide any part of the report referred to in regulation 14—\n\t(i)\twithin 10 weeks after the commencement of the investigation; or\n\t(ii)\twith the written consent of a member of the Safety and Quality Unit of the Department, within 20 weeks after the commencement of the investigation or such longer period as may be allowed under the terms of the consent;\n\t(c)\tif an RCA team member becomes aware that they have, or may have, a direct or indirect personal or pecuniary interest in an adverse incident under investigation or to be investigated by the team, the following procedure is adopted:\n\t(i)\tthe member must, as soon as reasonably practicable after becoming aware of the interest, disclose in writing to the designated authority full and accurate details of the interest; and\n\t(ii)\tthe member is, subject to the designated authority's determination, precluded from taking part or taking further part in the investigation into the incident or the preparation of reports in relation to the incident.\n\t(3)\tFor the purposes of subregulation (2)(c) but without limitation, an RCA team member will be taken to have an interest in an adverse incident if a relative of the member or of the member's spouse or domestic partner has an interest in the incident.\n13—Restrictions on RCA teams\nFor the purposes of section 70(2) of the Act, the following procedures are prescribed:\n\t(a)\tthe RCA team must notify the designated authority in writing of the suspected prescribed act and the reasons for the team's suspicion;\n\t(b)\tif the RCA team is of the view that a prescribed act of the same kind is or may be imminent, the team must immediately notify the designated authority of that view;\n\t(c)\tthe RCA team must not, unless authorised to do so in writing by the designated authority, continue its investigation into the adverse incident;\n\t(d)\tthe designated authority must not authorise the RCA team to continue its investigation unless satisfied that the suspected prescribed act—\n\t(i)\tdid not occur; or\n\t(ii)\tis able to be investigated independently of the adverse incident.\n14—Reports and protection of information\n\t(1)\tFor the purposes of section 72(3)(d) of the Act, members of the Safety and Quality Unit of the Department who are members of the Patient Safety Team are prescribed as a class of persons who are entitled to receive the following parts of a second report prepared by an RCA team appointed in relation to a hospital incorporated under the Act or SAAS:\n\t(a)\tany description of the adverse incident;\n\t(b)\tany causation statement;\n\t(c)\tthe recommendations of the RCA team;\n\t(d)\tany other material considered relevant by the RCA team.\n\t(2)\tFor the purposes of section 73(2)(e) of the Act, a person who receives a report under section 72(3)(b) or (d) of the Act may make such records or use or disclose such information as is reasonably necessary in order—\n\t(a)\tto analyse the report and assess and discuss any incident, contributing factor, statement, recommendation or other material identified or contained in the report; or\n\t(b)\tto provide information or any report to an authorised quality improvement body.\n\t(3)\tFor the purposes of subregulation (2), a reference to a report includes a reference to part of a report.\n15—Recognised organisations\nFor the purposes of section 90 of the Act, the following organisations are declared to be recognised organisations:\n\t(a)\tAmbulance Employees Association of South Australia;\n\t(b)\tAssociation of Professional Engineers, Scientists & Managers, Australia (APESMA);\n\t(c)\tAustralian Nursing & Midwifery Federation (SA Branch):\n\t(d)\tUnited Workers’ Union;\n\t(e)\tPublic Service Association of South Australia Incorporated;\n\t(f)\tSouth Australian Salaried Medical Officers' Association.\nPart 3—Deductible gift recipient status\n16—Deductible gift recipient status\n\t(1)\tThis regulation applies to a hospital incorporated under the Act that is endorsed as a deductible gift recipient under the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 of the Commonwealth.\n\t(2)\tAt the first occurrence of—\n\t(a)\tan incorporated hospital ceasing to be a deductible gift recipient; or\n\t(b)\tthe winding up of a gift fund maintained by an incorporated hospital; or\n\t(c)\tthe dissolution of an incorporated hospital,\nthe surplus assets of any gift fund or, if the hospital has not maintained a gift fund, the surplus—\n\t(d)\tgifts of money or property for the principal purpose of the hospital;\n\t(e)\tdeductible contributions received in relation to fund‑raising events held for the principal purpose of the hospital; or\n\t(f)\tmoney received by the hospital because of such gifts or contributions,\nmust be transferred to a fund, authority or institution gifts to which can be deducted under the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (Commonwealth).\nPart 4—Private hospitals\n17—Duration of licences\nFor the purposes of section 84(2) of the Act—\n\t(a)\tthe prescribed day is 30 April; and\n\t(b)\tthe prescribed information is that set out in Schedule 1 Part 1.\n18—Prescribed records—licensee to keep register\nThe holder of a licence under Part 10 of the Act in respect of a private hospital must keep a register in which is recorded, in relation to every patient admitted to the hospital, the following details:\n\t(a)\tthe full name, age, sex and usual place of residence of the patient;\n\t(b)\tthe patient's date of admission;\n\t(c)\tthe name and address of the patient's medical attendant;\n\t(d)\tthe name and home address of the patient's next of kin;\n\t(e)\tthe date of discharge, or in the event of death, the date of the patient's death;\n\t(f)\tin the case of a maternity patient, the patient's date and time of confinement and the sex and weight of any infant.\n19—Provision of health services data and statistics to Minister\n\t(1)\tThe holder of a licence under Part 10 of the Act in respect of a private hospital must provide to the Minister the data specified under subregulation (2) in respect of each month of operation of the private hospital.\n\t(2)\tFor the purposes of subregulation (1), the Minister may specify any of the following kinds of data:\n\t(a)\tdata relating to admitted patient care, which may include (without limitation) the health status of admitted patients, health services provided to those patients and health outcomes for those patients;\n\t(b)\tdata relating to non-admitted patient emergency department care for presentations to an emergency department or emergency health service, which may include (without limitation) the health status of persons presenting to the service, health services provided to those persons and health outcomes for those persons;\n\t(c)\tdata relating to the occurrence of sentinel events.\n\t(3)\tData required to be provided under this regulation relating to a particular month must be provided—\n\t(a)\tin a form and manner acceptable to the Minister; and\n\t(b)\twithin the period specified by the Minister following the end of that month (which may vary according to the data or other circumstances to which it applies).\n\t(4)\tSubject to this regulation, a person must not in any circumstances (including proceedings before any court, tribunal or board) divulge confidential information obtained directly or indirectly as a result of a disclosure made under this regulation.\nMaximum penalty: $10 000.\n\t(5)\tSubregulation (4) does not prevent a person from disclosing confidential information in accordance with an authorisation given by the Chief Executive.\n\t(6)\tA person must not, when appearing as a witness in any proceedings before a court, tribunal or board, be asked, and, if asked, is not required to answer, any question directed at obtaining confidential information obtained by that person directly or indirectly as a result of a disclosure made under this regulation and any such information volunteered by such a person is not admissible in any proceedings.\n\t(7)\tIn this regulation—\nconfidential information has the same meaning as in section 63 of the Act.\nPart 5—Private day procedure centres\n20—Interpretation\nIn this Part—\nemergency service includes—\n\t(a)\tthe South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service; and\n\t(b)\tthe South Australian Country Fire Service; and\n\t(c)\tthe Royal Flying Doctor Service.\n21—Certain services excluded from definition of health services for purposes of Part 10A of Act\nFor the purposes of the definition of health services in section 3(1) of the Act, the following services will be taken to be excluded from the ambit of that definition for the purposes of Part 10A of the Act:\n\t(a)\tparamedical or ambulance services;\n\t(b)\tservices provided by a member of an emergency service in the course of an emergency (including, to avoid doubt, services provided in the course of a trauma retrieval).\n22—Prescribed health service\n\t(1)\tFor the purposes of paragraph (d) of the definition of prescribed health service in section 89(1) of the Act, the following health services are prescribed:\n\t(a)\tcardiac catheterisation;\n\t(b)\tchemotherapy (except when provided by or on behalf of an incorporated hospital, the holder of a private day procedure centre licence or another entity that ordinarily provides a prescribed health service at a private day procedure centre);\n\t(c)\tgastrointestinal endoscopy;\n\t(d)\trenal dialysis (except when provided by or on behalf of an incorporated hospital, the holder of a private day procedure centre licence or another entity that ordinarily provides a prescribed health service at a private day procedure centre);\n\t(e)\tthe following cosmetic surgical procedures:\n\t(i)\tabdominoplasty;\n\t(ii)\tbelt lipectomy;\n\t(iii)\tbiceps implants;\n\t(iv)\tbrachioplasty;\n\t(v)\tbreast augmentation or reduction;\n\t(vi)\tbuttock augmentation, reduction or lift;\n\t(vii)\tcalf implants;\n\t(viii)\tdeltoid implants;\n\t(ix)\tfacelift (other than a mini-lift that does not involve the superficial musculoaponeurotic system (SMAS));\n\t(x)\tfacial implants that involve—\n\t(A)\tinserting an implant on the bone; or\n\t(B)\tsurgical exposure to deep tissue;\n\t(xi)\tfat transfer that involves the transfer of more than 500 millilitres of lipoaspirate;\n\t(xii)\tlabiaplasty;\n\t(xiii)\tliposuction that involves the removal of more than 2.5 litres of lipoaspirate;\n\t(xiv)\tmastopexy or mastopexy augmentation;\n\t(xv)\tmonsplasty;\n\t(xvi)\tneck lift;\n\t(xvii)\tpectoral implants;\n\t(xviii)\tpenis augmentation;\n\t(xix)\trhinoplasty;\n\t(xx)\ttriceps implants;\n\t(xxi)\tvaginoplasty;\n\t(f)\ta health service, or health service of a class, determined by the Minister by notice in the Gazette.\n\t(2)\tFor the purposes of section 89(2)(c) of the Act, health services of the following kinds are prescribed:\n\t(a)\ta health service consisting of the use of topical local anaesthetic;\n\t(b)\ta health service provided by a registered health practitioner (being a person who is permitted or authorised under a law of the State to administer local anaesthetic of the relevant kind).\n23—Conditions of licence\nFor the purposes of section 89D(1) of the Act, it is a condition of each private day procedure licence that the private day procedure centre to which the licence relates must be, at all times while the licence is in force, accredited under the Australian Health Service Safety and Quality Accreditation Scheme in accordance with the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards published by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care under the National Health Reform Act 2011 of the Commonwealth.\n24—Duration of licences\n\t(1)\tFor the purposes of section 89F(2) of the Act, the prescribed day is 30 April.\n\t(2)\tFor the purposes of section 89F(2)(b) of the Act, such information as may be determined by the Minister is prescribed.\n25—Prescribed records—licensee to keep register\nThe holder of a licence under Part 10A of the Act in respect of a private day procedure centre must keep a register in which is recorded, in relation to every person attending at the private day procedure centre for the provision of a prescribed health service, the following details:\n\t(a)\tthe full name, age, sex and usual place of residence of the person;\n\t(b)\tthe person's date of attendance at the private day procedure centre;\n\t(c)\tthe name and address of the person's medical attendant;\n\t(d)\tthe name and home address of the person's next of kin.\n26—Provision of health services data and statistics to Minister\n\t(1)\tThe holder of a licence under Part 10A of the Act in respect of a private day procedure centre must provide to the Minister the data specified under subregulation (2) in respect of each month of operation of the private day procedure centre.\n\t(2)\tFor the purposes of subregulation (1), the Minister may specify any of the following kinds of data:\n\t(a)\tdata relating to admitted patient care, which may include (without limitation) the health status of admitted patients, health services provided to those patients and health outcomes for those patients;\n\t(b)\tdata relating to non-admitted patient emergency department care for presentations to an emergency department or emergency health service, which may include (without limitation) the health status of persons presenting to the service, health services provided to those persons and health outcomes for those persons;\n\t(c)\tdata relating to the occurrence of sentinel events.\n\t(3)\tData required to be provided under this regulation relating to a particular month must be provided—\n\t(a)\tin a form and manner acceptable to the Minister; and\n\t(b)\twithin the period specified by the Minister following the end of that month (which may vary according to the data or other circumstances to which it applies).\n\t(4)\tSubject to this regulation, a person must not in any circumstances (including proceedings before any court, tribunal or board) divulge confidential information obtained directly or indirectly as a result of a disclosure made under this regulation.\nMaximum penalty: $10 000.\n\t(5)\tSubregulation (4) does not prevent a person from disclosing confidential information in accordance with an authorisation given by the Chief Executive.\n\t(6)\tA person must not, when appearing as a witness in any proceedings before a court, tribunal or board, be asked, and, if asked, is not required to answer, any question directed at obtaining confidential information obtained by that person directly or indirectly as a result of a disclosure made under this regulation and any such information volunteered by such a person is not admissible in any proceedings.\n\t(7)\tIn this regulation—\nconfidential information has the same meaning as in section 63 of the Act.\nPart 6—Pregnancy outcome data and statistics\n27—Provision of pregnancy outcome information\n\t(1)\tThe following persons must provide the Minister with so much of the information required by Schedule 2 Part 1 as is applicable in the particular circumstances:\n\t(a)\tif a baby is born at a place other than a hospital—the person in charge of the birth;\n\t(b)\tif a baby is born in a hospital—the person responsible for the management of the hospital;\n\t(c)\tif, within 28 days after its birth, a baby or its mother or both a baby and its mother are admitted to a hospital—the person responsible for the management of the hospital.\n\t(2)\tFor the purposes of subregulation (1), the applicable information must be forwarded to the Minister—\n\t(a)\tin the case of a baby that has not been discharged from hospital within 28 days after its birth—within 7 days after the baby's discharge; or\n\t(b)\tin any other case—within 30 days after the birth of the baby.\n\t(3)\tIf, within 28 days after the birth of a baby at a place other than a hospital, the baby or its mother or both the baby and its mother are admitted to a hospital—\n\t(a)\tthe person in charge of the birth must, within 2 days after the admission, forward to the person responsible for the management of the hospital so much of the information required by Schedule 2 Part 1 as is applicable up to the time of the admission; and\n\t(b)\tsubregulation (1) applies to both the person in charge of the birth and the person responsible for the management of the hospital.\n\t(4)\tIf, within 28 days after the birth of a baby, the baby or its mother or both the baby and its mother are transferred from 1 hospital (the transferor hospital) to another (the transferee hospital)—\n\t(a)\tthe person responsible for the management of the transferor hospital must, within 2 days after the transfer, forward to the person responsible for the management of the transferee hospital so much of the information required by Schedule 2 Part 1 as is applicable up to the time of the transfer; and\n\t(b)\tsubregulation (1) applies to both the person responsible for the management of the transferor hospital and the person responsible for the management of the transferee hospital.\n\t(5)\tFor the purposes of this regulation, if a baby is born at a place other than a hospital, the person in charge of the birth is—\n\t(a)\tif a medical practitioner supervises, attends or assists the birth or attends the baby or its mother immediately following the birth—the medical practitioner;\n\t(b)\tif there is more than 1 such medical practitioner—the medical practitioner primarily responsible;\n\t(c)\tif no medical practitioner supervises, attends or assists the birth or attends the baby or its mother immediately following the birth but a midwife does so—the midwife;\n\t(d)\tif there is more than 1 such midwife—the midwife primarily responsible.\n28—Notification of diagnosis of congenital abnormality\nIf a congenital abnormality is diagnosed in a child before the child's fifth birthday and there are reasonable grounds to believe that it has not previously been diagnosed, the following persons must, within 30 days of the diagnosis, notify the Minister of the diagnosis and forward to the Minister the information required by Schedule 2 Part 2:\n\t(a)\tin the case of a diagnosis made in a hospital—the person responsible for the management of the hospital;\n\t(b)\tin any other case—the medical practitioner who made the diagnosis.\n29—Obligation of medical practitioner etc to provide information\nA medical practitioner, midwife or nurse who—\n\t(a)\tsupervised, attended or assisted with the birth of a baby; or\n\t(b)\tattended a baby or its mother within 28 days after the birth of the baby,\nmust, when requested by a person who is required by these regulations to provide the Minister or a hospital with information, supply to that person such of the information required to be provided as is known to the medical practitioner, midwife or nurse.\n30—How information to be provided\nInformation required to be provided by this Part must be provided—\n\t(a)\tin writing (either personally or by post); or\n\t(b)\tin an electronic form acceptable to the Department, so long as a printed copy of the information can be produced if required.\n31—Confidentiality\n\t(1)\tSubject to this regulation, a person must not in any circumstances (including proceedings before any court, tribunal or board) divulge confidential information obtained directly or indirectly as a result of a disclosure made under this Part.\nMaximum penalty: $10 000.\n\t(2)\tSubregulation (1) does not prevent a person from disclosing confidential information to any of the following:\n\t(a)\tan authorised person;\n\t(b)\ta person providing technical, administrative or secretarial assistance to an authorised person;\n\t(c)\tSA NT DataLink;\n\t(d)\tthe Australian Institute of Health and Welfare of the Commonwealth.\n\t(3)\tA person must not, when appearing as a witness in any proceedings before a court, tribunal or board, be asked, and, if asked, is not required to answer, any question directed at obtaining confidential information obtained by that person directly or indirectly as a result of a disclosure made under this Part and any such information volunteered by such a person is not admissible in any proceedings.\n\t(4)\tIn this regulation—\nconfidential information means information relating to a health service in which the identity of a patient or a registered health practitioner providing the service is revealed.\nPart 7—Reporting of cancer\n32—Reporting obligations of hospitals or health services incorporating radiotherapy clinics\n\t(1)\tThe person responsible for the management of a hospital or health service that incorporates a radiotherapy clinic must provide the Minister with a report within 3 months after—\n\t(a)\ta patient presenting at the hospital or health service—\n\t(i)\tis diagnosed with a cancer of a particular type at the hospital or health service (including where the diagnosis is made in respect of a recurrence of cancer); or\n\t(ii)\tfirst discloses a history of, or is first treated for, a cancer of a particular type at the hospital or health service;\n\t(b)\ta patient of a kind referred to in paragraph (a) dies (whether as a result of the cancer or any other cause) at the hospital or health service.\n\t(2)\tThe report must contain the following:\n\t(a)\tthe name and address of the hospital or health service;\n\t(b)\ta unique identifier for the patient;\n\t(c)\tthe name of the medical practitioner responsible for the patient;\n\t(d)\tthe date on which the patient was admitted to or presented at the hospital or health service;\n\t(e)\tthe following details relating to the patient to the extent known or reasonably ascertainable:\n\t(i)\tfull name and usual residential or postal address;\n\t(ii)\tgender;\n\t(iii)\tdate of birth;\n\t(iv)\tcountry of birth;\n\t(v)\tindigenous Australian status, race and ethnicity;\n\t(f)\tto the extent that it is known, or is reasonably ascertainable or practicable, the occupation of the patient;\n\t(g)\tthe following details of the cancer and its diagnosis:\n\t(i)\ta statement of the body part or system where the cancer arose, or if not known, a statement of that fact;\n\t(ii)\tthe date of diagnosis of the cancer if known (being the date that the diagnosis was confirmed by pathology, radiology or clinical assessment);\n\t(iii)\tthe type of diagnostic procedures and investigations undertaken (such as clinical assessment, cytology, haematology, histopathology, immunology or radiology);\n\t(iv)\tif the diagnosis was confirmed by pathology—\n\t(A)\tthe name of, or a code identifying, the laboratory that performed the test to determine the presence in the patient of the cancer; and\n\t(B)\tthe type of tumour; and\n\t(C)\tthe slide or specimen number assigned to the specimen taken from the patient to test for the presence of the cancer;\n\t(v)\tto the extent that it is known or reasonably ascertainable, the stage or extent of the cancer at the time of diagnosis;\n\t(h)\tto the extent known or reasonably ascertainable, the following information as may be required by the Minister to be provided in relation to the cancer or the patient:\n\t(i)\tthe prognosis of the cancer and the factors affecting the prognosis;\n\t(ii)\tdetails of medical treatment provided to the patient in relation to the cancer at the hospital or health service;\n\t(iii)\tdetails of patient reported outcome measures recorded in connection with the cancer at the hospital or health service;\n\t(i)\tif the patient has departed or been discharged from the hospital or health service—the date of and reason for the departure or discharge;\n\t(j)\tif the patient has died at the hospital or health service—the date of death.\n\t(3)\tThe report must be made in a form and manner acceptable to the Minister.\n33—Reporting obligations of pathology laboratories\nThe person in charge of a pathology laboratory must, within 3 months after the completion by the laboratory of a cancer pathology report relating to a person, provide the Minister with a copy of the report along with the information as the Minister may require relating to cancer prognostic tests undertaken by the laboratory.\n34—Provision of information by medical practitioners\nIf the Minister is aware of a person (the patient) who is or has been diagnosed with or treated for cancer, the Minister may request a medical practitioner involved in the patient's treatment or diagnosis of the cancer to notify the Minister in writing of any information referred to in regulation 32(2)(e) and (g) relating to the patient, as specified by the Minister, that is known to the medical practitioner, and the medical practitioner is authorised for the purposes of the Act or any other Act or law to provide that information by virtue of this regulation.\nPart 8—Clinical competencies and scope of practice\n35—Clinical competencies and scope of practice\nFor the purposes of section 100(2)(j) of the Act—\n\t(a)\tthe Chief Executive may establish policies or protocols that set out practices in order to assess the clinical competencies of, and to determine the scope of the clinical practice of, specified classes of health care providers in specified settings or circumstances (including before a person is engaged as a health care provider) (being policies or practices that may be varied or substituted, and have effect, from time to time and according to their terms); and\n\t(b)\tthe Chief Executive may establish committees to undertake practices associated with assessing the clinical competencies of, and to determine the scope of the clinical practice of, specified classes of health care providers under any policy or protocol established under paragraph (a); and\n\t(c)\tan incorporated hospital and SAAS, and any person engaged in connection with the Act, must comply with, and apply, any policies, protocols or practices established under paragraph (a); and\n\t(d)\tan incorporated hospital or SAAS may establish policies, protocols and practices that are secondary or subordinate to (and consistent with) any policies, protocols or practices established under paragraph (a).\nSchedule 1—Private hospitals\nPart 1—Prescribed information for annual return\n1—Prescribed information for annual return\nFor the purposes of section 84(2)(b) of the Act, the following information is prescribed:\n\t(a)\tthe period to which the return relates (the relevant period);\n\t(b)\tthe name and address of the private hospital;\n\t(c)\tif the licensee is a private person—the name and address of the licensee;\n\t(d)\tif the licensee is a body corporate—its name and the address of its registered office;\n\t(e)\tif the licensee is an incorporated association—its name and address;\n\t(f)\ta statement as to whether or not there has been any change during the relevant period in the identity of—\n\t(i)\tin the case of a body corporate, the secretary or directors; or\n\t(ii)\tin the case of an incorporated association, the public officer or members,\nand if any such change has occurred the name, address and occupation of any new person appointed;\n\t(g)\ta statement as to whether or not there has been any change in the membership of the board of management of the private hospital during the relevant period and, if so, details of any such change;\n\t(h)\ta statement as to whether or not there has been any change in the identity of the manager or administrator of the private hospital during the relevant period and, if so, details of any such change;\n\t(i)\ta statement as to whether or not there has been any change, during the relevant period, in the identity of a person who—\n\t(i)\thas any pecuniary interest, whether direct or indirect, in or from the running of the private hospital; or\n\t(ii)\tis involved either directly or indirectly in the management and control of the private hospital,\nand, if so, details of any such change;\n\t(j)\ta statement as to whether or not, during the relevant period, there has been any change in the purpose for which the private hospital is used and, if so, details of any such change;\n\t(k)\ta statement as to whether or not, during the relevant period, there has been any change in the number of approved beds provided at the private hospital and, if so, details of any such change;\n\t(l)\ta statement as to whether or not, during the relevant period, there has been any change in the number of beds designated for a particular type of service and, if so, details of any such change;\n\t(m)\ta statement as to whether or not, during the relevant period, there has been any change in the clinical services provided as part of or ancillary to the principal services provided at the private hospital and, if so, details of any such change;\n\t(n)\ta statement as to whether or not, during the relevant period, there has been any change in the facilities provided at the private hospital and, if so, details of any such change;\n\t(o)\ta statement as to whether or not, during the relevant period, there has been any change in the specialist diagnostic equipment provided at the private hospital and, if so, details of any such change.\nSchedule 2—Pregnancy outcome data and statistics\nPart 1—Pregnancy outcome information\nThe information required for the purposes of regulation 27 is as follows:\n\nSubject\nDetails required\n1\nThe baby's birth\nFamily name (if different from the birth mother's family name)\nName of baby (if known)\n\n\nPlace of birth\n\t(a)\tif the baby was born in a hospital—the name and address of the hospital\n\t(b)\tif the baby was born in some other place—the name, or a description of, that place (eg birthing unit/centre, at home etc)\n\n\nCase record number of the baby\n\n\nDate and time of birth\n\n\nSex of the baby\n\n\nIf the baby's birth was a multiple birth—\n\t(a)\tthe number of babies born\n\t(b)\tthe baby's birth order\n\n\nBirth weight\n\n\nGestation at birth\n\n\nApgar scores (1 minute and 5 minutes)\n\n\nThe time taken to establish regular breathing\n\n\nIf resuscitation was required at delivery, the type of resuscitation used\n\n\nDetails of any condition occurring during the birth\n(eg a dislocation, fracture, nerve injury etc)\n\n\nDetails of any congenital abnormality apparent in the baby [Note—diagnosis of a congenital abnormality must be notified to the Minister in accordance with regulation 28]\n\n\nDetails of medical treatments provided to the baby after birth\n(eg treatments such as oxygen therapy for a period greater than 4 hours, phototherapy for jaundice, intravenous therapy etc)\n\n\nDetails of nursery care required and, if the baby was transferred to intensive care, whether this was for a congenital abnormality\n\n\nDetails of the outcome of the baby\n(eg fetal death, baby discharged alive, baby still in hospital 28 days after birth, neonatal death etc)\n\n\nIf the baby was transferred from 1 hospital to another, details of the date this occurred and the baby's destination\n\n\nDate of final discharge (or death) of the baby\n2\nThe baby's birth mother\nName\n\n\nAddress\n\n\nCase record number\n\n\nDate of birth\n\n\nIndigenous Australian status, race and ethnicity\n\n\nCountry of birth\n\n\nType of patient (ie hospital/public patient or private patient)\n\n\nMarital status\n\n\nOccupation\n\n\nDetails of the outcomes of any previous pregnancies\n(eg number of livebirths, stillbirths, neonatal deaths, miscarriages, ectopic pregnancies or terminations)\n\n\nDetails of the pregnancy previous to the pregnancy resulting in the baby's birth, including—\n\t(a)\tthe outcome\n\t(b)\tthe date of delivery or termination (whether by miscarriage or otherwise)\n\n\nDetails of the method of delivery of the baby born (if any) immediately previous to this baby's birth\n\n\nNumber of caesarean sections (if any) the mother has undergone\n3\nThe pregnancy resulting in the baby's birth\nDate of last menstrual period\n\n\nIntended place of birth\n\n\nDetails of any antenatal care received including—\n\t(a)\ttype of care\n\t(b)\tnumber of visits\n\t(c)\tgestation, height and weight at first antenatal visit\n\n\nDetails of the mother's tobacco smoking during pregnancy and, if relevant, details of any cessation advice given\n\n\nDetails of any medical conditions of the mother present in this pregnancy\n(eg anaemia, epilepsy, diabetes etc)\n\n\nDetails of any obstetric complications of the mother\n(eg threatened miscarriage, antepartum haemorrhage etc)\n\n\nDetails of medical and surgical procedures performed during the pregnancy\n(eg medical procedures such as ultrasound examinations and surgical procedures such as amniocentesis, cordocentesis etc)\n\n\nDate of admission to hospital prior to delivery\n\n\nDate of—\n\t(a)\tdischarge\n\t(b)\ttransfer to another hospital\n\t(c)\tdeath\n4\nThe labour, delivery of the baby and puerperium\nDetails of the onset of labour\n(eg spontaneous, no labour, induced labour etc)\n\n\nDetails of any induction or augmentation of labour (including the reason for the induction)\n\n\nDetails of the presentation of the baby prior to delivery\n(eg breech, vertex, brow etc)\n\n\nDetails of the method of delivery of the baby\n(eg normal spontaneous, forceps, caesarean etc)\n\n\nIf the baby was delivered by caesarean section, the reason for so doing\n\n\nDetails of any complications of the labour, delivery and puerperium\n(eg fetal distress, retained placenta, cord prolapse etc)\n\n\nDetails of any cardiotocograph (CTG) or fetal scalp pH taken during labour\n\n\nDetails of the perineal status after delivery\n(eg intact, tear, episiotomy etc)\n\n\nDetails of any analgesia given for the labour\n(eg nitrous oxide and oxygen, narcotic, epidural etc)\n\n\nDetails of any anaesthesia given for the delivery\n(eg pudendal, epidural, spinal, general etc)\n5\nThe baby's birth father\nOccupation\nPart 2—Information relating to congenital abnormalities\nThe information required for the purposes of regulation 28 is as follows:\n\nMatter\nDetails required\n1\nThe child\nName and address\n\n\nPlace of birth\n\t(a)\tif the child was born in a hospital—the name of the hospital and (if available) the child's case record number\n\t(b)\tif the child was born in some other place—the name, or a description of, that place (eg birthing unit/centre, at home etc)\n\n\nDate of birth\n\n\nIf the child is receiving treatment in a hospital—the case record number from the hospital\n\n\nIf the child was not born in South Australia, the place where the child was born\n\n\nSex of the child\n\n\nIf the child's birth was a multiple birth—\n\t(a)\tthe number of babies born\n\t(b)\tthe child's birth order\n\n\nThe name, address and contact telephone number of any medical practitioner caring for the child\n\n\nIf the child is deceased, the date of death and details of any autopsy performed\n2\nThe child's mother\nName (including any previous names)\nDate of birth\nIndigenous Australian status, race and ethnicity\n3\nThe diagnosis\nEach congenital abnormality diagnosed\nFamily history of any congenital abnormalities present in the baby's parents, siblings or other specified relatives\nAddress of the mother during the first 16 weeks of pregnancy\nExposure of the baby's parents to possible teratogens\nWhether any prenatal or postnatal diagnostic tests were carried out and (if so) the results of those tests\nName and address of the obstetrician and midwife\n4\nIf the diagnosis was not made in a hospital—the medical practitioner who made the diagnosis\nName\n\n\nAddress of medical practice\n\n\nDate of diagnosis\nSignature\nDate\n5\nIf the diagnosis was made in a hospital—the person responsible for the management of the hospital\nName\nDesignation\nAddress of hospital\n\n\nSignature\nDate\nSchedule 3—Repeal of Health Care Regulations 2008\nThe Health Care Regulations 2008 are repealed.\nLegislative history\nNotes\n\t•\tFor further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or www.legislation.sa.gov.au.\nPrincipal regulations\nYear\nNo\nReference\nCommencement\n2023\n91\nGazette 16.8.2023 p3006 \n16.8.2023: r 2\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"No legislative scope can be assessed because no legislation was provided. The document is a '404 Page Not Found' error from the South Australian legislation website, containing no regulatory text whatsoever."},"complexity_factors":["No legislative content was retrieved — the input is a website error page, not legislation","Nothing substantive can be assessed for legal complexity","The only complexity present is navigational: a broken hyperlink due to a website migration in March 2026"],"plain_english_summary":"## ⚠️ No Legislation Found\n\nThe document provided does not contain any actual legislation. Instead, it shows a **404 'Page Not Found' error** from the South Australian legislation website (legislation.sa.gov.au).\n\nThis means the link or reference to the *Health Care Regulations 2023* (South Australia) did not successfully retrieve any legislative content. The page may have moved, been renamed, or the URL may have been broken by a website update in March 2026.\n\n**What this means for you:** There is no law to analyse here. If you need the actual *Health Care Regulations 2023*, try:\n- Visiting [legislation.sa.gov.au](https://www.legislation.sa.gov.au) and searching directly\n- Emailing the SA Office of Parliamentary Counsel at OPCWeb@sa.gov.au\n- Checking whether the regulation has been renamed or consolidated into another instrument"},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":7,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The regulations both clarify and expand operational scope compared with prior subordinate detail: they explicitly include linen/laundry as a health service (reg 4), add entities into the health services entity definition (reg 11), and prescribe new, granular reporting and register obligations for private hospitals and day procedure centres (regs 17–19, 22–26). They also expand mandatory data collection (pregnancy and cancer reporting, regs 27–34) and formalise RCA team procedures (regs 12–14), shifting practical administrative and compliance burdens onto regulated providers and boards."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple sectors and entities regulated (private hospitals, private day procedure centres, SA Ambulance Service, pathology labs, governing boards) creating cross-cutting obligations (regs 11, 17–19, 22–26, 32–34)","Extensive data-collection and reporting requirements with format, timing and confidentiality rules, including penalties for improper disclosure (regs 19(1)–(7), 26(1)–(7), 31(1)–(3))","Ministerial discretion to prescribe services and data types, and to set timeframes and notice requirements (regs 22(1)(f), 19(2), 26(2)–(3))","Detailed procedural requirements for RCA (root cause analysis) teams including composition, training, timelines and conflict-of-interest rules (regs 12–13)","Accreditation linkage to an external national scheme (reg 23) requiring compliance with Commonwealth standards","Defined technical definitions (baby, cancer, congenital abnormality, sentinel event) that affect reporting scope (reg 3)","Transitional and asset-transfer rules for deductible gift recipient status and wind-ups that affect incorporated hospitals (reg 16)","Numerous cross-references to the principal Act and external instruments increasing interpretive complexity (throughout Parts 2–8 and Schedules)","Specific register content and annual return items requiring administrative systems and potential privacy safeguards (regs 18, 25; Schedule 1; Schedule 2)"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations add detailed rules under the Health Care Act 2008 about what counts as a health service, how governing boards must consult clinicians and consumers, licensing and accreditation conditions for private hospitals and day procedure centres, compulsory data and registers (including pregnancy and cancer reports), procedures for root cause analysis teams, and confidentiality protections. They primarily affect hospitals, private day centres, ambulance and emergency providers, governing boards and health practitioners by imposing reporting, accreditation and governance duties.\n\nWho pays and decides: regulated entities must collect and submit data and maintain registers; the Minister prescribes certain services and data and may receive reports (see regs 4, 19, 23, 26, 27, 32)."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This appears to be a standard remake/repeal and replacement of the 2008 Regulations. The scope aligns with the parent Act's intent to regulate health services, patient safety, and data collection. While detailed, the provisions fill in operational gaps typical of subordinate legislation without expanding beyond the Act's original purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Extensive cross-referencing to the parent Health Care Act 2008 (numerous 'for the purposes of section X' provisions)","Multiple detailed schedules containing tabular data collection requirements (Schedule 2 alone has 5 subject areas with 40+ data points for pregnancy outcomes)","Nested conditional logic in reporting requirements (e.g., Regulation 27 has 5 subsections with cascading obligations depending on where birth occurs, timing of admissions, and transfers between hospitals)","21 specific cosmetic surgical procedures listed in Regulation 22(1)(e) with technical medical terminology","Exception-within-exception structure in confidentiality provisions (Regulations 19, 26, 31 have general prohibitions, then specific authorisations, then evidentiary privileges)","Dual licensing regimes with parallel but slightly different requirements for private hospitals (Part 4) and private day procedure centres (Part 5)","Defined terms that incorporate external documents (e.g., 'sentinel event' references a 2020 Australian Commission document)","Temporal triggers with multiple timeframes (14 days, 10 weeks, 20 weeks, 28 days, 30 days, 3 months depending on context)"],"plain_english_summary":"This is South Australia's **Health Care Regulations 2023**, which operate under the Health Care Act 2008. Think of it as the 'rulebook' that fills in the operational details that the main Act doesn't cover.\n\n**What it does:**\n\n*   **Expands what counts as a 'health service'** — now includes linen and laundry services for hospitals (Regulation 4).\n*   **Sets up community consultation rules** — when the government wants to make changes to Health Advisory Councils (HACs), there must be a 4-week consultation period, meetings with officials, and written responses (Regulation 5). It also lists specific reasons why a HAC can be shut down (Regulation 6).\n*   **Requires hospitals to engage with staff and patients** — governing boards must have formal strategies for consulting both clinicians (doctors/nurses) and consumers/patients, including how they'll measure if these consultations actually work (Regulation 7).\n*   **Protects employee rights** — ensures SA Ambulance Service workers keep their employment benefits when the service was restructured (Regulation 8).\n*   **Licences ambulance services** — names specific organisations allowed to provide emergency and non-emergency ambulance services, including the Royal Flying Doctor Service and Defence Force (Regulations 9–10).\n*   **Regulates private hospitals and day procedure centres** — sets licence conditions, requires patient registers, and mandates monthly data reporting to the Minister about patient care and safety incidents (Regulations 17–26).\n*   **Tracks pregnancy outcomes** — requires detailed reporting of births (including home births), congenital abnormalities, and pregnancy complications to build public health statistics (Part 6, Schedule 2).\n*   **Cancer reporting** — hospitals with radiotherapy clinics and pathology labs must report cancer diagnoses, treatments, and outcomes to the Minister for cancer registries (Part 7).\n*   **Investigates serious incidents** — sets rules for 'Root Cause Analysis' (RCA) teams that investigate when things go wrong in hospitals, including who can be on the team, how quickly they must work, and when they must stop if they suspect a crime (Regulations 12–14).\n*   **Manages charitable donations** — if a hospital loses its tax-deductible gift recipient status or winds up, any leftover donated money must go to another eligible charity (Regulation 16).\n*   **Recognises unions** — lists which unions are officially recognised for industrial relations purposes (Regulation 15).\n\n**Who it affects:**\n\n*   Public hospitals and health services in SA\n*   Private hospitals and day procedure centres (including cosmetic surgery clinics)\n*   Ambulance services and their patients\n*   Pregnant women and newborns (via data collection)\n*   Cancer patients and their treating hospitals\n*   Health workers and their unions\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis regulation touches almost every aspect of healthcare delivery in South Australia. It ensures patient safety through incident investigation, maintains quality through data collection, protects workers' rights, and ensures community voices are heard in health service planning. For patients, it means better tracking of cancer outcomes, safer cosmetic surgery practices, and more transparent hospital operations."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/health-care-regulations-2023","history":"/api/acts/health-care-regulations-2023/history","analysis":"/api/acts/health-care-regulations-2023/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/health-care-regulations-2023/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/health-care-regulations-2023/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/health-care-regulations-2023/documents"}}