New Zealand Legislation: Acts
Acts are laws made by Parliament
(1) Service standards may include elements of any or all of the following kinds:
(a) general statements of appropriate care delivery outcomes for providers of health care services of all kinds:
(b) statements of appropriate care delivery outcomes for providers of health or disability services of any kind:
(c) statements of appropriate care delivery outcomes for particular aspects of providing health or disability services of any kind:
(d) statements of appropriate outcomes, procedures, or techniques for particular aspects of providing health or disability services of any kind:
(e) technical recommendations or specifications for particular aspects of providing health or disability services of any kind:
(f) technical recommendations or specifications for equipment, facilities, goods, or materials, used in providing health or disability services, or health or disability services of any kind:
(g) in the case of hospital care or rest home care, a means by which there can be ascertained—
(i) minimum numbers of nursing and other care staff who must be on duty (at any time, or at different times) in premises in which the care is being provided; and
(ii) any minimum qualifications any of them must have.
(2) Statements of appropriate outcomes may include either or both of the following:
(a) descriptions of means for achieving those outcomes:
(b) criteria for assessing whether outcomes are appropriate.
(3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not limit the generality of section 13.
