Australian Community Pharmacy Authority Applicant's Handbook

Rule 111: Relocation to private hospital

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Policy intent

This rule aims to provide flexibility to the supply arrangements for private hospitals while improving pharmacy access for patients of, and visitors to, the hospital which are drawn from a larger area than that of the local community.

Requirements

An application made under this rule must meet the requirements listed below.

Please note that it is important to clearly identify the proposed premises that are the subject of an application.

• The applicant has a legal right to occupy the proposed premises
• The proposed premises can be used for the purpose of operating a pharmacy
• The applicant will be ready to operate a pharmacy at the proposed premises within six months
• The proposed premises are not directly accessible by the public from within a supermarket
• The proposed premises are situated in a private hospital)
• The private hospital does not contain an approved pharmacy
• The hospital authority is not approved under section 94 of the Act
• The private hospital is registered/licensed under the relevant State or Territory law, either:

1. to contain at least 150 beds; or
2. to treat, accommodate or lodge at least 150 patients at any one time

• An approval has been in force at the existing premises for at least two years or the application is of the type set out in the prescribed exceptions
• If the approval was originally granted under the rule associated with a new rural approval (under the current or previous rules), then the proposed premises are situated in the same rural locality
• If the existing approval was originally granted under the rule associated with a new approval (urban locality) or new approval (general) within the last five years, then the proposed premises are not more than 1.5 km, by straight line, from the original premises

Restrictions

An approval granted as a result of this rule cannot subsequently relocate from the private hospital using a short distance relocation (either Rule 104 or 105) unless the ACPA is satisfied that there are exceptional circumstances.

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