Victorian Numbered Acts

HEALTH AND CHILD WELLBEING LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2018 (NO. 4 OF 2018) - SECT 18

After section 130 of the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008 insert —

" Division 3A—Notification of anaphylaxis presentation

        130A     Definitions

In this Division—

"anaphylaxis reporting body" means—

        (a)     a public hospital; or

        (b)     a denominational hospital; or

        (c)     a private hospital; or

        (d)     a multi purpose service; or

        (e)     a privately-operated hospital within the meaning of the Health Services Act 1988 ;

"person in charge "means—

        (a)     in the case of an anaphylaxis reporting body that is a public hospital, denominational hospital, multi purpose service or privately-operated hospital, the chief executive officer of the body; and

        (b)     in the case of an anaphylaxis reporting body that is a private hospital, the proprietor of the private hospital.

        130B     Notification by anaphylaxis reporting body

    (1)     This section applies if a registered medical practitioner employed at, or otherwise engaged by, the anaphylaxis reporting body has reasonable grounds to believe that a person presenting for treatment at the anaphylaxis reporting body has anaphylaxis.

    (2)     An anaphylaxis reporting body must notify the Secretary in the prescribed manner of the prescribed notification details within the prescribed period.

    (3)     The person in charge of an anaphylaxis reporting body must implement processes to ensure that the anaphylaxis reporting body complies with subsection (2).

        130C     Secretary may provide anaphylaxis reporting information

If the Secretary considers that it is in the public interest to do so, the Secretary may provide information obtained under this Division to a person or class of person prescribed for the purposes of this section.".