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.]