Victorian Numbered Acts

HEALTH LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (QUALITY AND SAFETY) ACT 2017 (NO. 52 OF 2017) - SECT 52

After section 115JA of the Health Services Act 1988 insert —

        " 115JB     Chief executive officer

    (1)     Subject to the Secretary's approval, the board of a multi purpose service must appoint or re-appoint a chief executive officer of the multi purpose service and determine the remuneration of the chief executive officer and the terms and conditions of the chief executive officer's employment.

    (2)     A vacancy in the office of the chief executive officer of a multi purpose service must be filled as soon as possible.

    (3)     The chief executive officer of a multi purpose service is subject to the direction of the board in controlling and managing the multi purpose service.

        115JC     Functions of the chief executive officer

    (1)     The functions of the chief executive officer are—

        (a)     to manage the multi purpose service in accordance with—

              (i)     the financial and business plans, strategies and budgets developed by the board; and

              (ii)     the instructions of the board; and

        (b)     to prepare material for consideration by the board including any service agreements entered into under section 115O or any health service agreements entered into, strategic plans, business plans, strategies and budgets; and

        (c)     to ensure that the board and any committees established or appointed by the board are assisted and provided with relevant information to enable them to perform their functions effectively and efficiently; and

        (d)     to implement effective and accountable systems to monitor and improve the quality, safety and effectiveness of health services provided by the multi purpose service; and

        (e)     to ensure that the multi purpose service continuously strives to improve the quality and safety of the health services it provides and to foster innovation; and

        (f)     to ensure that the board's decisions are implemented effectively and efficiently throughout the multi purpose service; and

        (g)     to inform the board in a timely manner of any issues of public concern or risks that affect or may affect the multi purpose service; and

        (h)     to inform the board, the Secretary and the Minister without delay of any significant issues of public concern or significant risks affecting the multi purpose service.

    (2)     In performing the chief executive officer's functions, the chief executive officer must have regard to—

        (a)     the needs and views of patients and other users of the health services that the multi purpose service provides and the community that the multi purpose service serves; and

        (b)     the need to ensure that the multi purpose service uses its resources in an effective and efficient manner; and

        (c)     the need to ensure that resources of the Victorian public health sector generally are used effectively and efficiently.".