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HEALTH (RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE REGISTER OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA) REGULATIONS 2015 - REG 8

8 .         What notice is to be given: acute rheumatic fever

                A person who has a duty under regulation 5 to give notice about a patient who has acute rheumatic fever gives that notice by causing the following information to be provided to the Chief Health Officer —

            (a)         the name and contact details of the person giving the notice;

            (b)         the following information about the patient that is known to the person giving the notice —

                  (i)         the full name, phone number and residential and email address of the patient;

                  (ii)         if applicable, the full name, residential and email address of a parent or guardian of a patient who has not reached 18 years of age;

                  (iii)         the sex and date of birth of the patient;

                  (iv)         the patient’s ethnic origins, including whether the patient is of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent;

                  (v)         information, in a form approved by the Chief Health Officer, about the diagnosis of the patient with, or treatment of the patient for, acute rheumatic fever;

            (c)         a copy of each medical test carried out on the patient that is related to the diagnosis of the patient with, or treatment of the patient for, acute rheumatic fever;

            (d)         a copy of each medical specialist’s report about the patient that is related to the diagnosis of the patient with, or treatment of the patient for, acute rheumatic fever.

        [Regulation 8 amended: Gazette 10 Jan 2017 p. 278.]



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