PART IV ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS APPLYING TO INDEPENDENT HOSITALS

INDEPENDENT HOSPITALS IN WHICH CERTAIN LISTED SERVICES ARE PROVIDED

39 Use of certain techniques or technology
1 The registered person shall ensure that no Class 3B or Class 4 laser or intense light source (within the meaning of regulation 4(1)), is used in or for the purposes of an independent hospital unless that hospital has in place a professional protocol drawn up by a trained and experienced medical practitioner or dentist from the relevant discipline in accordance with which treatment is to be provided, and is so provided.
2 The registered person shall ensure that such a laser or intense light source is used in or for the purposes of the hospital only by a person who has undertaken appropriate training and has demonstrated an understanding of –
(a) the correct use of the equipment in question;
(b) the risks associated with using a laser or intense light source;
(c) its biological and environmental effects;
(d) precautions to be taken before and during use of a laser or intense light source; and
(e) action to be taken in the event of an accident, emergency, or other adverse incident.