Version No. 152 Health Services Act 1988 No. 49 of 1988 Version incorporating amendments as at 1 February 2017 table of provisions Section Page Part 1—Preliminary 1 1 Purpose 1 2 Commencement 1 3 Definitions 1 4 Interpretation: health service establishment 16 5 Interpretation: day procedure centre 16 5A Interpretation: trust instruments 17 6 State funded residential care service 17 7 Designated public hospital 18 8 Amendment of Schedules 19 9 Objectives 20 11 Exemptions 21 11A Principal function of the Secretary 22 Part 2—Health services development guidelines 24 12 Preparation of draft guidelines 24 13 Notice of draft guidelines 24 14 Approval of guidelines 25 15 Publication of approved guidelines 25 16 Operation of guideline 25 17 Revocation of guideline 26 Part 2A—Public hospital services principles 27 17AA Public hospital services principles 27 Part 3—Agencies 28 Division 1—Public funding 28 17AB Definition 28 17A Power to fund agencies 28 18 Criteria for public funding of agencies 28 Division 1A—Case mix funding 30 18A Definition 30
Version No. 152 Health Services Act 1988 No. 49 of 1988 Version incorporating amendments as at 1 February 2017 table of provisions Section Page Part 1—Preliminary 1 1 Purpose 1 2 Commencement 1 3 Definitions 1 4 Interpretation: health service establishment 16 5 Interpretation: day procedure centre 16 5A Interpretation: trust instruments 17 6 State funded residential care service 17 7 Designated public hospital 18 8 Amendment of Schedules 19 9 Objectives 20 11 Exemptions 21 11A Principal function of the Secretary 22 Part 2—Health services development guidelines 24 12 Preparation of draft guidelines 24 13 Notice of draft guidelines 24 14 Approval of guidelines 25 15 Publication of approved guidelines 25 16 Operation of guideline 25 17 Revocation of guideline 26 Part 2A—Public hospital services principles 27 17AA Public hospital services principles 27 Part 3—Agencies 28 Division 1—Public funding 28 17AB Definition 28 17A Power to fund agencies 28 18 Criteria for public funding of agencies 28 Division 1A—Case mix funding 30 18A Definition 30
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