Operational Directives and Information Circulars

BB 1/0	(1 July 1998)
Neonate Program

BB 2/4	(1 July 2002)
Chemotherapy Program
The purpose of this program bulletin is to describe the chemotherapy program that will continue to be a study-only program in 2002/2003.

BB 4/5	(1 July 2002)
Renal Dialysis
The purpose of this program bulletin is to describe how the Statewide Renal Dialysis Program will work in 2002/03. A detailed outline of the policy and funding directions for the program can be found in the End Stage Renal Failure Mid-Term Review of Renal Dialysis Services (HDWA, June 1998). In November 2001, the Review of the Statewide Renal Dialysis Program and Renal Disease in Western Australia was completed. Appropriate recommendations from this review may be implemented towards the end of the 2002/03 financial year.

BB 5/2	(1 July 2000)
Cardiac Program

BB 6/0	(1 July 1998)
Organ Transplant Program

BB 7/5	(7 July 2003)
Mental Health Program
The purpose of this bulletin is to describe the specifications of the mental health program and to provide guidelines for the specific standards, policies and reporting requirements necessary for the delivery of these services.

BB 8/1	(1 July 1999)
Performance Measures Reporting

BB 10/6	(1 August 2005)
Hospital Morbidity Information
The purpose of this bulletin is to describe the clinical information reporting obligations of hospitals for the clinical data submitted to the Hospital Morbidity Data System (HMDS) database.

BB 13/3	(1 July 2002)
Waiting List Information
The purpose of this bulletin is to describe the waiting list information reporting needs of the Department of Health (DOH). All Hospitals are required to submit a monthly extract of waiting list information to the Health Information Centre (HIC) and the Central Wait List Bureau (CWLB). Wait list information must be kept up to date and accurate at source. All hospitals require a waiting/booking list. Waiting list information can be used to separate planned activity growth from emergency department growth. Waiting list funds will be allocated on the basis of waiting list information.

BB 14/5	(1 July 2004)
Neonatal Care Information Reporting

BB 15/1	(1 July 1998)
Intensive Care Unit Reporting

BB 16/3	(1 July 2000)
Boarders
The purpose of this bulletin is to describe the reporting requirements for boarders.

BB 17/3	(1 July 2002)
Admission Policy for WA Hospitals
The purpose of this bulletin is to outline the guidelines for the admission of patients to hospitals in Western Australia.

BB 18/3	(1 July 2000)
Reporting Contracted Patients
The purpose of this bulletin is to provide the guidelines for the management and reporting of inter hospital contracted patient services.

BB 20/6	(1 July 2004)
Sub-Acute and Non-Acute Care

BB 21/1	(1 July 2001)
Payment Process for Exceptional Episodes
The purpose of this bulletin is to describe the payment process that will apply from 2001/02 with respect to exceptional episodes.

BB 22/1	(1 July 1998)
Payment Process and Treatment of Revenue with respect to Agreed Service Activity

BB 24/2	(1 July 2001)
Rural & Remote Access Subsidy and Minimum Location Cost Subsidy for Hospitals
This bulletin defines and describes the Rural and Remote Access Subsidy and Minimum Cost Subsidy for Hospitals/Health Services.

BB 25/0	(1 July 1997)
Provisional Grants

BB 26/5	(1 July 2004)
Reporting Different Episodes of Care

BB 27/2	(1 July 2000)
Construction of the Five Health Condition Purchasing Groups

BB 28/2	(1 July 2002)
High Cost/Rare DRGs Program
The purposes of this program bulletin are: * to describe the operation of the High Cost/Rare DRGs program and any associated business rules; and * to define the scope of the special services that fall into admitted patient programs for 2002-2003.

BB 29/1	(1 July 2002)
Payment to Multi-Purpose Services (MPS)
This Bulletin defines and describes how Multi Purpose Services (MPS) will be funded for 2002/2003.

BB 31/1	(1 July 2003)
Assessment Criteria for New and Expanded HACC Program Funding
The purpose of this bulletin is to identify the criteria for agencies proposing to introduce expanded program initiatives using all or part HACC revenues supplied by the Department of Health (DOH).

BB 32/0	(1999)
Treatment of Income (Other than Program Funds) Received by HACC Services

BB 33/5	(2 February 2006)
Identification Of Department Of Veterans' Affairs Entitled Persons Using Admitted And Non-Admitted Patient Services
This technical bulletin outlines the process of identification of Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA) Entitled Persons (EP) using admitted and non-admitted services (emergency, scheduled outpatient and community) in WA publicly funded hospitals.

BB 35/3	(1 July 2002)
Public Health
This bulletin outlines the scope of outputs to be delivered by Area Public Health Units in 2002/03 and the accountability and reporting responsibilities associated with those outputs.

BB 37/2	(1 July 2002)
Critical Care Program
To describe the Critical Care Services Program by the Department of Health (DOH) for the 2002/2003 financial year.

BB 39/1	(1 July 2000)
Performance Indicator Working Party

BB 40/1	(1 July 2001)
Discharge Policy in WA Hospitals
The purpose of this bulletin is to outline the policy for discharge guidelines to operate in hospitals in Western Australia.

BB 41/0	(1 July 1999)
Introduction of ICD-10-AM

BB 42/3	(1 July 2002)
Palliative Care Program
Palliative care is the specialised care of people who are dying. The purpose of this bulletin is to provide the guidelines for the management and reporting of patients who are classified as receiving palliative care.

BB 44/0	(1 July 2001)
Health Service Delivery to People from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds
The purpose of this bulletin is to provide information to, and clarify the role of, Health Services in the delivery of services to people from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) backgrounds.

BB 45/1	(1 July 2002)
Oral Health Program
The purpose of the bulletin is to describe the Oral Health Program and associated business rules.

BB 46/0	(1 July 2001)
Midwives' Notification System
The purpose of this bulletin is to outline the reporting cycle and to list the counting rules for activity data to ensure that hospitals have accurate and timely data available for calculation of activity purchasing allocations.

BB 47/0	(1 July 2002)
Diabetes Program
The purpose of this bulletin is to provide an overview of the Diabetes Program and reporting mechanisms associated with it.

BB 49/0	(1 July 2001)
Monitoring Information
Applies to Core Episodes, admitted Patient Programs and Non-admitted Patients.

BB 50/0	(1 July 2002)
Transferred Patients
The purpose of this bulletin is to describe the rules for patients who are transferred from one hospital to another hospital. The guidelines cover transfers of both admitted patients and those who have been treated as non-admitted patients in emergency departments prior to transfer.

BB 52/0	(1 July 2002)
Patient Assisted Travel Scheme (PATS)
The purpose of this bulletin is to clarify the management and administration responsibilities for PATS.

BB 53/0	(28 November 2002)
Transport of Deceased Persons
The purpose of this technical bulletin is to provide guidelines regarding the return of the body when people die whilst on inter-hospital transfer or Patient Assisted Travel Scheme (PATS) assisted travel. This policy applies within Western Australia only. Refer to the Interstate Patient Travel Scheme for guidelines regarding the return of the body when people die following interstate assisted travel for medical treatment.

BB 71/1	(1 July 2003)
Aged Care Assessment Program
The core objective of the Aged Care Assessment Program (ACAP) is to comprehensively assess the needs of frail older people to facilitate access to available care services appropriate to their needs. In meeting this objective, Aged Care Assessment Teams (ACATs) also determine eligibility for Commonwealth subsidised residential aged care, Community Aged Care Packages and some flexible care services, including Extended Aged Care at Home (EACH).

BB 72/0	(1 July 2002)
Aged Care Assessment Program: Dementia Support for Assessment (DSA)
The Dementia Support for Assessment (DSA) Program aims to assist Aged Care Assessment Teams (ACATs) in rural and remote areas to maintain their capacity to undertake assessments of people with dementia.

BB 76/0	(1 July 2003)
Rehabilitation Specialty Services
The purpose of this bulletin is to describe the services provided through Parkinson’s Disease, Memory, Falls, Anti-Spasticity and Late Effects of Disability specialty services and clinics.

BB 77/1	(1 December 2005)
Reporting Requirements for Aged Care Residents (HA 215A)
The purpose of this bulletin is to describe the reporting requirements for aged care residents. Aged care residents include State Government Nursing Home Residents, Hostel Residents and Flexible Care Type Residents.

BB 78/0	(19 January 2006)
Hospital In The Home Care
This bulletin defines Hospital in the Home (HITH) care and describes the reporting requirements for Hospital in the Home.

BB 79/0	(17 February 2006)
Geriatric Evaluation And Management (GEM) - Definitions And Reporting Requirements
The purpose of this bulletin is to describe and define Geriatric Evaluation and Management (GEM) as an episode of care type. It includes specifications of the reporting requirements for GEM episodes.

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