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Regulation of Private Healthcare Facilities

Regulation of Private Healthcare Facilities

Simple guide to the Private Healthcare Facilities Ordinance

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  1. The Private Healthcare Facilities Ordinance, passed in November 2018, regulates all private healthcare facilities.
    Facilities are premises-based.
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    1. Facility provides lodging or medical procedures to patients with duration more than 12 hours, or hospital-only procedures as stipulated in the "Code of Practice for Day Procedure Centres", or provides services to pregnant women for and immediately after childbirth?
      1. Yes
        Need to apply for
        Hospital Licence
      2. No
        Facility provides to patients any scheduled medical procedures as listed in Column 2 of Schedule 3 to the Ordinance?
        • Surgical procedure
        • Endoscopic procedure
        • Dental procedure
        • Chemotherapy
        • Haemodialysis
        • Interventional radiology and lithotripsy
        • Anaesthetic procedure
        • Radiotherapy
        1. Yes
          Need to apply for
          Day Procedure Centre Licence
        2. No
          Need to apply for Clinic Licence or request a Letter of Exemption for Small Practice Clinic
          1. Not meeting the criteria of "Small Practice Clinic", need to apply for Clinic Licence
            For details
          2. Meeting the criteria of "Small Practice Clinic", may ask for Letter of Exemption
            For details