Asset Management: Biomedical Technology Lifecycle Part 1: Planning and Acquisition Guideline

Version 3.0 approved 03 December 2023

SA Health applies consistent asset management principles over the asset lifecycle (planning, acquiring, managing, maintenance and disposal) for delivery of health services and ensures assets are appropriate, available, safe, used effectively, functioning correctly, and compliant with relevant laws, regulations and standards.
These work practices for biomedical technology support the Asset Management Policy and the Australian Standard Management programs for medical equipment (AS3551) by providing minimum expectations.
The Asset Management: Biomedical Technology Lifecycle Part 1: Planning and Acquisition Guideline (PDF 618KB) applies to biomedical technology assets regardless of where in SA Health it is used or located, and for all acquisition processes: developed, purchased, leased, borrowed, rented, donated, on loan (short- or long-term) to hospital or patient, or within a consumable or fluid contract.

Applicability

This guideline applies to all employees and contractors of SA Health; that is all employees and contractors of the Department for Health and Wellbeing (DHW), Local Health Networks (LHNs) including state-wide services aligned with those Networks and SA Ambulance Service (SAAS).

Specifically, this guideline applies to SA Health clinical staff with the responsibility of using biomedical technology within their clinical departments.