Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003

2: Registration of, and practising certificates for, health practitioners

22 Contents of authorisation of scope of practice




    22 Contents of authorisation of scope of practice

  (1)  An authorisation, under section 21, of a scope of practice must state
the scope of practice by describing the health services that the applicant is,
subject to any conditions included in the authorisation, permitted to
perform.

  (2)  An authorisation, under section 21, of a change to a scope of practice
must state the change involved by reference to 1 or more of the following
matters:

      (a)  the health services that the applicant is permitted to perform:

      (b)  the cancellation or variation of any condition that forms part of
the applicant's scope of practice:

      (c)  the inclusion in the applicant's scope of practice of any new
conditions.

  (3)  Any conditions included in a scope of practice under subsection (1) must
be of a kind that the authority considers are required to ensure the competent
practice of the applicant, and, without limitation, may include any of the
following:

      (a)  a condition that the applicant practise subject to the supervision
of 1 or more nominated health practitioners or health practitioners of a stated
class:

      (b)  a condition that the applicant practise subject to the oversight of
1 or more nominated health practitioners or health practitioners of a stated
class:

      (c)  a condition that the applicant not perform any task of a stated kind
or that he or she perform those tasks only in stated circumstances:

      (d)  a condition that the applicant practise only in a stated capacity,
for example, as an employee of a nominated person or a person of a stated
class:

      (e)  a condition that the applicant practise in association with 1 or
more nominated persons or persons of a stated class:

      (f)  a condition that the applicant practise only for a specified period:

      (g)  a condition that the applicant attain 1 or more further stated
qualifications or attain further experience of a stated kind:

      (h)  any condition that the authority believes on reasonable grounds to
be necessary to protect the safety of the public.
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