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3. Fire Risk Management 3.1 Health and Safety The Agency is responsible for ensuring that it complies with all laws relating to fire protection, health, and general safety which apply to any premises from which the Agency operates irrespective of whether the relevant regulatory requirements place the obligation upon the owner or occupier of those premises. The Agency is also responsible for ensuring that it complies with the DHS Capital Development Guidelines: Series 7 (Fire Risk Management) insofar as they are relevant to the Agency. 3.2 Operational Readiness The Agency must ensure that appropriate operational readiness measures are developed, implemented and reviewed. This includes (but is not limited to) fire emergency management and evacuation procedures, and training of staff to implement the procedures developed. The Agency must also ensure that essential services are maintained. 3.3 Client Placement At the time of patient placement in any premises, the Agency must ensure the premises complies with all laws relating to fire protection, health, and general safety which apply to any premises from which the Agency operates. The Agency must also ensure that the premises are suitable for the client to be evacuated reasonably, taking into account the fire systems installed, and the evacuation capacities of the client. Where any relevant change occurs which may affect the client’s ongoing ability to evacuate safely, the suitability of the placement must be reassessed, and appropriate action taken. 3.4 Certificate of Fire Safety Compliance The Agency shall complete and return Certificate No. 6 of Fire Safety Compliance 1999 - 2000 to the Department of Human Services by the due date set out in the "Agency Fire Safety Return Table for 1999 - 2000", which will be available on the DHS web site. Since the signing of the Australian Health Care Agreement the Commonwealth will compensate the States for reductions in the levels of private health insurance, but not for reductions in private patient revenue beyond that. Due to a 30% rebate on private health insurance commencing on 1 January 1999, the level of privately insured persons has not declined and no adjustment is expected to be made to hospital revenue budgets over 1999 - 2000. Therefore hospitals are expected to take actions to retain their levels of private patient revenue over 1999 - 2000. Any short falls will need to be made up by the hospital. 4.1 Hospitals will raise fees and charges in accordance with the Department’s manual Fees and Charges for Acute Health Services in Victoria: A Handbook for Public Hospitals. It is located at: http://www.health.vic.gov.au/feesman/index.htm 4.2 Admitted patient fees revenue includes fees raised for prostheses. 4.3 Any shortfall in outpatient revenue will be absorbed by the hospital. Any revenue generated in excess of the target will be retained by the hospital. 4.4 The States Fees Manual Fees and Charges for Acute Health Services in Victoria: A Handbook for Public Hospitals (as may be amended from time to time) stipulates that public hospitals are permitted to raise fees for the following non admitted patient services; but are not permitted to raise fees for the following services provided to admitted patients on discharge:
5.1 Subject to meeting the requirements of the Hospital Conditions of Funding, notional fixed grant payments will be made available to the hospital in twenty four (24) payments based on negotiated cash flow requirements. 5.2 Cash flow to the hospital for variable payments will be based on the targets specified in the Health Service Agreement. 5.3 Cash advanced for variable payments will be adjusted quarterly to match hospital earnings. |
