MP 0084/18 - Credentialing and Defining the Scope of Clinical Practice Policy (pdf 136KB)
Applicable to: This policy is applicable to Health Service Providers employing or engaging staff who undertake clinical practice.
Description: The purpose of this policy is to ensure health professionals are credentialed and have a defined scope of clinical practice to support safe and high quality health care within the Western Australian public health system.
The policy is a mandatory requirement for Health Service Providers under the Clinical Governance, Safety and Quality Policy Framework pursuant to section 26(2)(a)(c)(d)(l) of the Health Services Act 2016.
Date of effect: 10 October 2018
Clinical Governance, Safety and Quality
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Credentialing-and-Defining-Scope-of-Clinical-Practice-for-Dental-Practitioners (pdf 569KB)
Credentialing-and-Defining-Scope-of-Clinical-Practice-for-Nursing-and-Midwifery-Standard (pdf 442KB)
Credentialing-and-Defining-Scope-of-Clinical-Practice-for-Allied-Health-Standard (pdf 274KB)
Australian Commission of Safety and Quality in Health Care, Safety and Quality Improvement Guidelines October 2012, Standard 1: Governance for Safety and Quality in Health Service Organisations
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, Credentialing health practitioners and defining their scope of clinical practice – A guide for managers and practitioners, December 2015
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, Credentialing and defining the scope of clinical practice – fact sheet, 2012
National Registration and Accreditation Scheme as operated by the Australian Health Practitioner Registration Agency
National Association of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers and Practitioners