Prescribed health services under the Health Care Act 2008

Under the Health Care Act 2008 and the Health Care Regulations 2023, a prescribed health service refers to a medical or surgical procedure involving:

Anaesthesia: General, spinal, epidural, or major regional block
Intravenous sedation: Excluding conscious sedation
Local anaesthesia: Except when administered by a medical practitioner in general practice, by a dentist in general dentistry, or as otherwise specified in the Regulations
Other services as prescribed by the Health Care Regulations 2023

List of prescribed health services

The following procedures are prescribed under the Health Care Regulations 2023:

Cardiac catheterisation
Chemotherapy: Further details, including requirements for in-home services, are provided in Special Requirements for Chemotherapy and Renal Dialysis section below:
Gastrointestinal endoscopy
Renal dialysis: Further details, including requirements for in-home services, are provided in Special Requirements for Chemotherapy and Renal Dialysis section below
Cosmetic surgical procedures, including:

- Abdominoplasty
- Belt lipectomy
- Biceps implants
- Brachioplasty
- Breast augmentation or reduction
- Buttock augmentation, reduction, or lift
- Calf implants
- Deltoid implants
- Facelift (excluding mini lifts not involving the superficial musculoaponeurotic system – SMAS)
- Facial implants involving:

1. 1. Insertion of an implant on the bone
  2. Surgical exposure to deep tissue

- Fat transfer (>500 mL of lipoaspirate)
- Labiaplasty
- Liposuction (>2.5 L of lipoaspirate)
- Mastopexy or mastopexy augmentation
- Monsplasty
- Neck lift
- Pectoral implants
- Penis augmentation
- Rhinoplasty
- Triceps implants
- Vaginoplasty

6. Any other services approved by the Minister

Special requirements for chemotherapy and renal dialysis

Under the Health Care Regulations 2023, chemotherapy and renal dialysis may be delivered outside licensed premises (e.g. in a patient’s home) if provided by a licensed Private Day Procedure Centre (PDPC). Approval from the Minister for Health and Wellbeing is required before these services can be delivered off-site.

Approval pathways

New Private Day Procedure Centre

Must include these services in the initial licence application.

Existing Private Day Procedure Centre

Must submit a change of services application.

Private Day Procedure Centre with existing approval

Must submit an application to vary licence conditions to deliver services in a different setting.

Refer to the application checklist (PDF 240KB) for detailed requirements.

It is the responsibility of each service provider to determine when off-site delivery of chemotherapy and renal dialysis is clinically safe and appropriate.

For further information — Please contact

Clinical Regulation Policy and Licensing team
Clinical Regulation Branch
SA Health - Department for Health and Wellbeing
PO Box 6, Rundle Mall Adelaide SA 5000

Email: Health.Licensing@sa.gov.au
Phone: (08) 8226 7100 (Available Monday to Friday, business hours)

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