Assisted reproductive treatment provider requirements

Eligibility for registration

To be eligible for registration in South Australia, a person must meet specific requirements under the Act (and the Regulations). An applicant (including directors/ authorised officers and key personnel) must satisfy the Minister that they are:

• fit and proper person/s
• accredited and licensed by the Reproductive Technology Accreditation Committee (RTAC)
• qualified in accordance with the RTAC Code of Practice requirements.

Registration

Under the Assisted Reproductive Treatment Act 1988, in order to provide assisted reproductive treatment (ART), a person must be registered by the Minister for Health and Ageing. Failure to be registered attracts a maximum penalty of $120,000.

The provisions for Registration in the Act and the accompanying Regulations set out:

• eligibility for registration
• mandatory conditions for registered ART providers/clinics
• suspension or cancellation of registration
• removal from the Register
• reinstatement on the Register
• appeal process.

The ART Registration Application form (PDF 115KB) can be downloaded. The form needs to be completed and signed by the applicant/s, including directors/authorised officers and key personnel.

More information is available in Fact sheet 2 - ART Provider Registration Scheme in South Australia (PDF 119KB).

The ART Act provides for an exemption to registration for an approved medical practitioner to provide assisted insemination, for example intra-cervical insemination (ICI).

If a medical practitioner wishes to provide assisted insemination, they will need to seek approval from the Minister for Health and Ageing to do so.

The Minister for Health and Ageing can place specific conditions on the medical practitioner’s approval to provide assisted insemination, such as compliance with the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Ethical Guidelines (PDF 1.3Mb).

Under the ART Act, the Minister may vary or cancel an approval to provide assisted insemination. For more information on how to seek approval to provide ICI from the Minister for Health and Ageing please email us.

To discuss your application please contact:

ART Senior Policy Officer
Research and Ethics Policy Unit
Policy and Intergovernment Relations Division
SA Health
PO Box 287 Rundle Mall South Australia 5000

Email: art@health.sa.gov.au

Telephone: (08) 8226 6048

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