186Health reports

186 Health reports (1) For the criminal matters chapters, the director-general may ask a relevant director-general for a written report about a young detainee’s health. (2) The relevant director-general must comply with the request as soon as practicable. (3) The relevant director-general’s report must include personal health information about the young detainee that is in a health record— (a) in the relevant director-general’s custody; or (b) to which the relevant director-general has access through any arrangement with another director-general. (4) The director-general must ensure that a treating doctor assesses the report from a relevant director-general and includes a statement of the young detainee’s condition (the health schedule) in the young detainee’s case management plan (if any).

(5) The health schedule must include— (a) a summary of— (i) the young detainee’s condition and health risks, including any likelihood of the condition resulting in a medical emergency or the onset of significant health problems and any associated symptoms; and (ii) a treatment regime for the young detainee; and (b) details of any medicine approved by the director-general under section 187 for use by the young detainee. Examples—s (5) 1 Young detainee D has diabetes. The health schedule for D explains the type of diabetes, the treatment required, any likely medical emergency or significant health problem and the associated symptoms, such as hypoglycaemia. 2 Young detainee P has epilepsy. The health schedule for P explains the type of epilepsy, the treatment required, and the symptoms and consequences of any failure to maintain the treatment regime. (6) A youth detention policy or operating procedure may include provision in relation to the health schedule, including provision in relation to any of the following: (a) the content of the schedule and, in particular, any statement about the young detainee’s health risks and treatment regime; (b) the people who may access the health schedule and the circumstances for access. (7) The director-general must ensure that the relevant director-general’s report and the health schedule is available only to people authorised (8) In this section: health record—see the Health Records (Privacy and Access) Act 1997, dictionary.

personal health information—see the Health Records (Privacy and Access) Act 1997, dictionary. relevant director-general means a director-general whose administrative unit is responsible for any provision of the following Acts: (a) the Corrections Management Act 2007; (b) the Crimes (Sentence Administration) Act 2005; (c) the Disability Services Act 1991; (d) the Health Act 1993; (e) the Mental Health Act 2015. Note Compliance with a request under this section does not involve a contravention of a privacy principle under the Health Records (Privacy and Access) Act 1997 (see that Act, s 5).