Department of Health

Key messages

  • Fees are payable to register new private hospitals, day procedure centres (private health facilities) and mobile health services.
  • Fees are also payable to renew, transfer and vary a registration.
  • Registration must be renewed at least three months before expiry to avoid an extra fee.

All applications made by proprietors of private health facilities incur a fee. Registration and renewal of registration fees are based on the number of beds at the facility.

The fees are set by the Health Services (Private Hospitals and Day Procedure Centres) Regulations 2013 and are indexed annually.

Fees from 1 July 2024 - 30 June 2025

Application fees for private health service establishments

Application typeFee ($) 23-24Fee Units
Application for approval in principle (AIP) to build a private hospital$5,307.30325
Application for approval in principle (AIP) to make alterations or extensions to a PH$4,735.70290
Application for approval in principle (AIP) to build a day procedure centre$4,654.10285
Application for approval in principle (AIP) to make alterations of extensions to a DPC$4,507.10276
Application for approval in principle (AIP) to use particular land or premises as a private hospital or day procedure centre$5307.30325
Application for approval in principle (AIP) for a mobile health service $1,486.0091
Application for variation or transfer of certificate of AIP$261.3016
Application for variation - transfer of the certificate to another person who intends to become the proprietor$783.8048
Application for variation of the certificate in any other case$261.3016

Registration and renewal of registration

Number of registered bedsFee ($)
0 - 26 beds$5,976.80366
27 - 50 beds$6,613.70405
51 - 75 beds$7,266.90445
76 - 100 beds$7,903.70484
101 - 150 beds$8,867.20543
151 - 200 beds$10,173.60623
201 - 300 beds$11,447.30701
301 - 400 beds$13,390.60820
401 - 500 beds$15,970.70978
501 or more$19,187.801,175

Reviewed 30 August 2024

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Contact details

Postal address: GPO Box 4541, Melbourne 3001

Private Hospitals Unit Department of Health

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