sec.153Obligation of owner for ICMP

### sec.153 Obligation of owner for ICMP This section applies if the owner and the operator of a health care facility are different persons. The owner must ensure— there is an ICMP for the health care facility that complies with section 155 (1) and includes the matters prescribed under section 155 (2) ; and declared health services provided at the health care facility are provided in compliance with the ICMP; and the operator reviews the effectiveness and implementation of the ICMP at intervals of not more than 1 year. Maximum penalty—500 penalty units. Subsection (2) does not apply if the facility is a health care facility, or of a type of health care facility, prescribed under a regulation. However, a health care facility, or a type of health care facility, may be prescribed under subsection (3) only if the chief executive is satisfied the infection risks associated with the provision of a declared health service at the facility or a facility of that type can be prevented or minimised without an ICMP for the facility. s 153 amd 2007 No. 54 s 57 ; 2017 No. 16 s 6 (sec.153-ssec.1) This section applies if the owner and the operator of a health care facility are different persons. (sec.153-ssec.2) The owner must ensure— there is an ICMP for the health care facility that complies with section 155 (1) and includes the matters prescribed under section 155 (2) ; and declared health services provided at the health care facility are provided in compliance with the ICMP; and the operator reviews the effectiveness and implementation of the ICMP at intervals of not more than 1 year. Maximum penalty—500 penalty units. (sec.153-ssec.3) Subsection (2) does not apply if the facility is a health care facility, or of a type of health care facility, prescribed under a regulation. (sec.153-ssec.4) However, a health care facility, or a type of health care facility, may be prescribed under subsection (3) only if the chief executive is satisfied the infection risks associated with the provision of a declared health service at the facility or a facility of that type can be prevented or minimised without an ICMP for the facility. - (a) there is an ICMP for the health care facility that complies with section 155 (1) and includes the matters prescribed under section 155 (2) ; and - (b) declared health services provided at the health care facility are provided in compliance with the ICMP; and - (c) the operator reviews the effectiveness and implementation of the ICMP at intervals of not more than 1 year.