Regulation of Private Healthcare Facilities

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Simple guide to the Private Healthcare Facilities Ordinance

The Private Healthcare Facilities Ordinance, passed in November 2018, regulates all private healthcare facilities.
Facilities are premises-based.

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Facility provides lodging or medical procedures to patients with duration more than 12 hours, or hospital-only medical procedures as stipulated in the "Code of Practice for Day Procedure Centres", or provides services to pregnant women for and immediately after childbirth?

Yes

Need to apply for
Hospital Licence

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Facility provides to patients any as listed in Column 2 of Schedule 3 to the Ordinance?

Yes

Need to apply for
Day Procedure Centre Licence

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Need to apply for Clinic Licence or request for Letter of Exemption for Small Practice Clinic

NEW

Not meeting the conditions of "Small Practice Clinic", need to apply for Clinic Licence
FAQ: FAQ related to clinic licence
Standards: Standards for Clinics
Promotional materials: Animation, Leaflet

NEW

Meeting the conditions of "Small Practice Clinic", may request for Letter of Exemption
FAQ: FAQ related to letter of exemption
Promotional materials: Animation, Leaflet

Requirements on premises and governance for private healthcare facilities

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The Private Healthcare Facilities Ordinance, passed in November 2018, regulates all private healthcare facilities.
Facilities are premises-based.

For details
1. Facility provides lodging or medical procedures to patients with duration more than 12 hours, or hospital-only medical 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
    
    Click here for details
  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
      
      Click here for details
    2. No
      
      Need to apply for Clinic Licence or request for Letter of Exemption for Small Practice Clinic
      1. NEW
        
        Not meeting the conditions of "Small Practice Clinic", need to apply for Clinic Licence
        FAQ: FAQ related to clinic licence
        Standards: Standards for Clinics
        Promotional materials: Animation, Leaflet
      2. NEW
        
        Meeting the conditions of "Small Practice Clinic", may request for Letter of Exemption
        FAQ: FAQ related to letter of exemption
        Promotional materials: Animation, Leaflet

For details Requirements on premises and governance for private healthcare facilities

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