Hospital operators must provide one nurse for every three beds in emergency departments, plus one nurse for each resuscitation bed.

Hospital operators in level 1 and level 2 hospitals must apply a specific rounding method to all shifts in intensive care units.

Level 1 hospital operators must provide a nurse in charge, a team leader, and a liaison nurse in addition to one nurse per occupied bed in intensive care units.

Level 2 hospital operators must provide a nurse in charge and a team leader in addition to one nurse per occupied bed in intensive care units.

Hospital operators may assign one nurse to two patients in intensive care units if the patients are not critically ill or do not require vital organ support.

Hospital operators must provide one nurse for every three patients and a nurse in charge for coronary care units during night shifts.

Hospital operators must provide one nurse for every two patients and a nurse in charge for high dependency units during night shifts, unless the unit is co-located with an intensive care unit.

The requirements for staffing emergency departments, intensive care units, and nurse-in-charge roles are phased in between commencement and 1 July 2026.