Victorian Parliament has established a new centralised Electronic Patient Health Information Sharing System which allows hospitals and other relevant health services to share information for the purpose of providing medical treatment to patients.
Invasive Group A Streptococcal (iGAS) disease has been introduced as a notifiable condition in Victoria. The Department of Health must be notified where a patient has or may have a notifiable condition.
A new Special Access Scheme pathway has been introduced to enable medical practitioners to supply certain therapeutic vaping goods for smoking cessation or the management of nicotine dependence.
The Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022 (NSW) came into force on 28 November 2023 to create new obligations for health care establishments that provide services relating to voluntary assisted dying.
The title of ‘surgeon’ has been made a protected title under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to restrict the use of the title to certain specialist surgeons only.
Victorian Parliament has introduced new reporting obligations for private hospitals and day procedure centres in relation to compliance with the duty of candour.
The Health and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2022 (Qld) recently passed to create new obligations for mental health services regarding the transfers of patients, electroconvulsive therapy and unauthorised disclosure of personal information.
The Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Amendment (Image-Based Prescribing) Regulations 2023 (Vic) commenced to allow the transmission of digital images of prescriptions for Schedule 4, 8 and 9 poisons to a pharmacist in emergencies.
The Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment Regulations 2023 (Vic) recently passed Victorian parliament to introduce new information that is required to be provided by pathology services for certain notifiable conditions.
New mandatory notification requirements have commenced relating to the administration of a relevant vaccination for Japanese encephalitis virus.
Victorian Parliament has established a new centralised Electronic Patient Health Information Sharing System which allows hospitals and other relevant health services to share information for the purpose of providing medical treatment to patients.
Invasive Group A Streptococcal (iGAS) disease has been introduced as a notifiable condition in Victoria. The Department of Health must be notified where a patient has or may have a notifiable condition.
A new Special Access Scheme pathway has been introduced to enable medical practitioners to supply certain therapeutic vaping goods for smoking cessation or the management of nicotine dependence.
The Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022 (NSW) came into force on 28 November 2023 to create new obligations for health care establishments that provide services relating to voluntary assisted dying.
The title of ‘surgeon’ has been made a protected title under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to restrict the use of the title to certain specialist surgeons only.
Victorian Parliament has introduced new reporting obligations for private hospitals and day procedure centres in relation to compliance with the duty of candour.
The Health and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2022 (Qld) recently passed to create new obligations for mental health services regarding the transfers of patients, electroconvulsive therapy and unauthorised disclosure of personal information.
The Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Amendment (Image-Based Prescribing) Regulations 2023 (Vic) commenced to allow the transmission of digital images of prescriptions for Schedule 4, 8 and 9 poisons to a pharmacist in emergencies.
The Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment Regulations 2023 (Vic) recently passed Victorian parliament to introduce new information that is required to be provided by pathology services for certain notifiable conditions.
New mandatory notification requirements have commenced relating to the administration of a relevant vaccination for Japanese encephalitis virus.
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