6. Treatments provided by hospitals and health care organisations

(1) In this rule:

(a) treatment provided by a hospital is taken to include treatment provided at a hospital or with the direct involvement of a hospital, including treatment provided by a health care provider who is:

(i) authorised by the hospital to provide the treatment; or

(ii) under the management or control of a health care provider referred to in subparagraph (a) (i); and

(b) treatment provided by a health care organisation is taken to include treatment provided by a health care provider who is:

(i) authorised by the organisation to provide the treatment; or

(ii) under the management or control of a health care provider referred to in subparagraph (b) (i).

(2) The standard for treatment provided by a hospital or health care organisation is that:

(a) for a hospital―if the hospital is required under a State or Territory law to have a permission or approval, or be registered, in the State or Territory in which it operates, so as to operate as a hospital and to provide the treatment in that State or Territory, it has the permission or approval, or is registered, under that law; and

Note: 'Hospital' is defined in the Act.

(b) for a health care organisation, including where the organisation is providing treatment on behalf of a hospital:

(i) if the organisation is required under a State or Territory law to have a permission or approval, or be registered, to provide the treatment in the State or Territory, it has the permission or approval, or is registered, under that law; and

(ii) the organisation must be:

(A) accredited or certified by an appropriate accrediting body; or

(B) formally engaged in the process of an appropriate accrediting body to be accredited or certified by that body, where 'formally engaged' means having made a valid application to the body for accreditation or certification, the application has been accepted and the applicant is undertaking the requirements of the body in the timeframes required; and

(c) the treatment must be provided by a health care provider who meets the standard in these Rules relevant to the provision of that treatment.

(d) the State and Territory law requirements referred to in subrule 6 may include the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards.