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sec.234CNotification about cancer-related treatment of hospital patient
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### sec.234C Notification about cancer-related treatment of hospital patient
This section applies to the director of a hospital if—
a person attends the hospital for treatment or care; and
the person is provided cancer-related treatment as a patient of the hospital, even if the treatment is not at the hospital.
The director of the hospital must, within the period prescribed by regulation, give the chief executive a notification in the approved form about each cancer-related treatment provided to the person.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
For this section, cancer-related treatment —
is an investigation, procedure or treatment that—
is provided to a person who has, or has had, cancer; and
is related to treating the cancer; and
includes an investigation, procedure or treatment related to previous treatment for cancer.
treatment of an adverse reaction to a medicine administered to treat cancer
However, cancer-related treatment does not include—
a pathological examination in relation to which section 234 applies; or
a diagnostic imaging procedure in relation to which section 234A applies.
s 234C ins 2023 No. 9 s 21
(sec.234C-ssec.1) This section applies to the director of a hospital if— a person attends the hospital for treatment or care; and the person is provided cancer-related treatment as a patient of the hospital, even if the treatment is not at the hospital.
(sec.234C-ssec.2) The director of the hospital must, within the period prescribed by regulation, give the chief executive a notification in the approved form about each cancer-related treatment provided to the person. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
(sec.234C-ssec.3) For this section, cancer-related treatment — is an investigation, procedure or treatment that— is provided to a person who has, or has had, cancer; and is related to treating the cancer; and includes an investigation, procedure or treatment related to previous treatment for cancer. treatment of an adverse reaction to a medicine administered to treat cancer
(sec.234C-ssec.4) However, cancer-related treatment does not include— a pathological examination in relation to which section 234 applies; or a diagnostic imaging procedure in relation to which section 234A applies.
- (a) a person attends the hospital for treatment or care; and
- (b) the person is provided cancer-related treatment as a patient of the hospital, even if the treatment is not at the hospital.
- (a) is an investigation, procedure or treatment that— (i) is provided to a person who has, or has had, cancer; and (ii) is related to treating the cancer; and
- (i) is provided to a person who has, or has had, cancer; and
- (ii) is related to treating the cancer; and
- (b) includes an investigation, procedure or treatment related to previous treatment for cancer. Example for paragraph (b) — treatment of an adverse reaction to a medicine administered to treat cancer
- (i) is provided to a person who has, or has had, cancer; and
- (ii) is related to treating the cancer; and
- (a) a pathological examination in relation to which section 234 applies; or
- (b) a diagnostic imaging procedure in relation to which section 234A applies.