180Health care

180 Health care (a) young detainees have a standard of health care equivalent to that available to other people in the ACT; and (b) arrangements are made to ensure the provision of appropriate health services for young detainees; and (c) conditions in detention promote the health and wellbeing of young detainees; and (d) as far as practicable, young detainees are not exposed to risks of infection. Note The director-general may direct that a young detainee be transferred to a health facility (see s 109). (2) In particular, the director-general must ensure that young detainees have access to— (a) regular health checks; and (b) timely treatment where necessary, particularly in urgent (c) hospital care where necessary; and (d) as far as practicable— (i) specialist health services from health practitioners; and (ii) necessary health care programs, including rehabilitation programs. Note The director-general may also ask for a health report about a young detainee (see s 186). (3) For chapter 8, subsections (1) and (2) are taken to provide an entitlement for each young detainee in relation to health care.

(4) A regulation may make provision in relation to health services for young detainees, including provision about the following: (a) the provision of health service clinics for young detainees; (b) appointments for young detainees with health practitioners; (c) rehabilitation for young detainees who suffer personal injury arising out of or in the course of their detention; (d) security arrangements for young detainees visiting health practitioners or health facilities, particularly outside detention places. (5) For chapter 8, a young detainee’s entitlement in relation to health care includes anything expressed to be an entitlement in a regulation made for subsection (4).