2Assessment of patient

2 Assessment of patient

For the purpose of subparagraph 1(2) of this Part, the patient has been assessed if the treating medical practitioner has:

(1) documented the following information in the patient’s medical records:

1. evidence of chronic hepatitis C infection; and
2. evidence of the patient’s hepatitis C virus genotype; and

(2) chosen a regimen in accordance with paragraph 3 of this Part; and

(3) collected the following information for the purposes of the authority application:

1. the patient’s hepatitis C virus genotype; and
2. whether the patient is:
   1. cirrhotic; or
   2. Non-cirrhotic

(4) In this paragraph, evidence of chronic hepatitis C infection is documentation of:

1. repeat test results showing antibody to hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV) positive; and
2. test result showing hepatitis C virus ribonucleic acid (RNA) positive