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HEALTH (RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE REGISTER OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA) REGULATIONS 2015 - REG 5

5 .         Who is to give notice

                The following persons have a duty to give notice about a person who has acute rheumatic fever or rheumatic heart disease (the patient ) —

            (a)         if the patient is a patient of a hospital — the chief executive officer of the hospital;

            (b)         if the patient is a patient of a medical centre — the chief executive officer of the medical centre;

            (c)         a medical practitioner or nurse practitioner, as is relevant, who —

                  (i)         diagnoses the patient with acute rheumatic fever or rheumatic heart disease; or

                  (ii)         is responsible for the treatment of the patient for acute rheumatic fever or rheumatic heart disease;

            (d)         if the patient is pregnant — an obstetrician responsible for the treatment of the patient who becomes aware that the patient has acute rheumatic fever or rheumatic heart disease.



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