64Regulations

64 Regulations

(1) The Governor in Council may make regulations for or with respect to prescribing—

S. 64(1)(a) substituted by No. 29/2021 s. 32(1)(a).

(a) standards and requirements for the operation of non-emergency patient transport services and first aid services and, in particular, but not limited to, the following matters—

(i) the quality, safety, cleanliness and hygiene (including infection control procedures) of the services;

(ii) the welfare of persons receiving the services, including but not limited to the comfort, privacy and respectful treatment of those persons;

(iii) matters related to the staff who are delivering the services, including but not limited to—

(A) numbers, qualifications, clinical accreditation and matters related to the ability of persons to deliver the services; and

Example

An example of a matter related to the ability of persons to deliver the service is the driving licence status and history of a person.

(B) the health and safety of persons delivering the services;

(iv) the provision, inspection and maintenance of vehicles and equipment;

(v) storage facilities for the services;

(vi) the amount and type of insurance to be maintained by the services;

(vii) the arrangements to be made to evaluate, monitor and improve the quality of the services and supervision of staff or other persons delivering the services;

(viii) the provision of and display of information by the services;

(ix) communication devices to be carried by staff or other persons delivering the services or to be installed in vehicles operated by the services;

S. 64(1)(b) repealed by No. 29/2021 s. 32(1)(b).

S. 64(1)(c) substituted by No. 29/2021 s. 32(1)(c).

(c) records to be kept by non-emergency patient transport services and first aid services, including but not limited to—

(i) the form and the nature of entries to be made in such records; and

(ii) the time within which such entries are to be made; and

(iii) the period for which such records must be maintained;

S. 64(1)(ca) inserted by No. 29/2021 s. 32(1)(c).

(ca) matters relating to clinical governance arrangements;

S. 64(1)(d) amended by No. 29/2021 s. 32(1)(d).

(d) classes of non-emergency patient transport services or first aid service for the purposes of licensing;

S. 64(1)(e) amended by No. 29/2021 s. 32(1)(e).

(e) in relation to any class of non-emergency patient transport service or first aid service, the class or classes of persons who may or may not operate that class of service;