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HEALTH CARE REGULATIONS 2023 - REG 14

14—Reports and protection of information

        (1)         For the purposes of section 72(3)(d) of the Act, members of the Safety and Quality Unit of the Department who are members of the Patient Safety Team are prescribed as a class of persons who are entitled to receive the following parts of a second report prepared by an RCA team appointed in relation to a hospital incorporated under the Act or SAAS:

            (a)         any description of the adverse incident;

            (b)         any causation statement;

            (c)         the recommendations of the RCA team;

            (d)         any other material considered relevant by the RCA team.

        (2)         For the purposes of section 73(2)(e) of the Act, a person who receives a report under section 72(3)(b) or (d) of the Act may make such records or use or disclose such information as is reasonably necessary in order—

            (a)         to analyse the report and assess and discuss any incident, contributing factor, statement, recommendation or other material identified or contained in the report; or

            (b)         to provide information or any report to an authorised quality improvement body.

        (3)         For the purposes of subregulation (2), a reference to a report includes a reference to part of a report.



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