Commonwealth Numbered Regulations Commonwealth Numbered Regulations(1) An Older Person's Health Assessment is the assessment of:
(a) a patient's health and physical, psychological and social function; and
(b) whether preventive health care and education should be offered to the patient, to improve the patient's health and physical, psychological and social function.
(2) An Older Person's Health Assessment must include:
(a) personal attendance by a medical practitioner; and
(b) measurement of the patient's blood pressure, pulse rate and rhythm; and
(c) assessment of the patient's medication; and
(d) assessment of the patient's continence; and
(e) assessment of the patient's immunisation status for influenza, tetanus and pneumococcus; and
(f) assessment of the patient's physical functions, including the patient's activities of daily living and whether or not the patient has had a fall in the last 3 months; and
(g) assessment of the patient's psychological function, including the patient's cognition and mood; and
(h) assessment of the patient's social function, including:
(i) the availability and adequacy of paid, and unpaid, help; and
(ii) whether the patient is responsible for caring for another person.
(3) An Older Person's Health Assessment must also include:
(a) keeping a record of the health assessment; and
(b) offering the patient a written report on the health assessment, with recommendations about matters covered by the health assessment; and
(c) offering the patient's carer (if any, and if the practitioner considers it appropriate and the patient agrees) a copy of the report or extracts of the report relevant to the carer.