PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLBEING REGULATIONS 2009 (SR NO 178 OF 2009) - REG 72 Notification of notifiable conditions by pathology services

PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLBEING REGULATIONS 2009 (SR NO 178 OF 2009) - REG 72

    (1)     For the purposes of section 128(2)(a) of the Act, if the condition is listed in Group A in Schedule 4, the person in charge of the pathology service must notify the Secretary of the notification details prescribed by subregulation (3) immediately by telephone.

    (2)     For the purposes of section 128(2)(a) of the Act, the person in charge of the pathology service must notify the Secretary in writing of the notification details prescribed by subregulation (3) within 5 days of obtaining the result of the test indicating that the person has or may have any notifiable condition.

    (3)     The prescribed notification details are—

        (a)     if the notifiable condition is in Group A or Group B of Schedule 4, the family name and given name of the person from whom the sample was taken;

        (b)     if the notifiable condition is in Group C or Group D of Schedule 4, the patient code, being the first two letters of the family name and the first two letters of the given name;

        (c)     the sex of the person;

        (d)     the date of birth of the person;

        (e)     if the notifiable condition is in Group A or Group B of Schedule 4, the address of that person;

        (f)     if the notifiable condition is in Group C or Group D of Schedule 4, the residential post code number of that person;

        (g)     the laboratory finding;

        (h)     the date the sample was taken;

              (i)     the name, address and telephone number of the medical practitioner who requested the test;

        (j)     if the notifiable condition is Blood lead greater than 10µg/dL, whether or not the test was requested as part of routine biological monitoring as prescribed by sections 4.4.20, 4.4.21 or 4.4.22 of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2007, if known.