6Children’s health services

#### 6 Children’s health services 6 Children’s health services > > (1) Work as a health practitioner providing health services in wards of hospitals where children are treated is child-related work. > > > (2) Other work as a health practitioner providing child health services is child-related work. > > > (3) Work by persons (other than health practitioners) who provide health and care services in paediatric or adolescent health services is child-related work. > > > (3A) For the purposes of section 6(3A) of the Act, any direct contact that a worker has with a child or children when engaged in work referred to in subclause (1), (2) or (3) is taken to be a usual part of and more than incidental to the work. > > > > Note. > > > > A worker who is found to be engaged in child-related work may still be exempt from the requirement to obtain a working with children check clearance if the worker is exempted by a provision of Part 4 of this Regulation. > > > (4) Work as a student in the course of a student clinical placement in a hospital or other health service is not child-related work. > > > (5) In this clause— > > > > health practitioner means— > > > > > (a) a registered health practitioner within the meaning of the [Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW)](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2009-86a), and > > > > > (b) any other individual who provides a health service. > > > > health service includes the following— > > > > > (a) medical, hospital and nursing and midwifery services, > > > > > (b) dental services, > > > > > (c) mental health services, > > > > > (d) pharmaceutical services, > > > > > (e) ambulance services, > > > > > (f) community health services, > > > > > (g) health education services, > > > > > (h) welfare services necessary to implement any services referred to in paragraphs (a)–(g), > > > > > (i) services provided in connection with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practices and medical radiation practices, > > > > > (j) Chinese medicine, chiropractic, occupational therapy, optometry, physiotherapy, podiatry and psychology services, > > > > > (k) optical dispensing, dietician, massage therapy, naturopathy, acupuncture, speech therapy, audiology and audiometry services, > > > > > (l) services provided in other alternative health care fields. > > > > hospital means— > > > > > (a) a private health facility licensed under the [Private Health Facilities Act 2007](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2007-009), or > > > > > (b) a declared mental health facility or private mental health facility within the meaning of the [Mental Health Act 2007](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2007-008), or > > > > > (c) a public hospital within the meaning of the [Health Services Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1997-154). > > **cl 6:** Am 2013 (269), Sch 1 \[1\]; 2017 No 50, Sch 5.3; 2018 No 14, Sch 2.1 \[1\].