60Advice to Category 2 or 3 patients

60 Advice to Category 2 or 3 patients

60 Advice to Category 2 or 3 patients

(1) The Secretary or a registered medical practitioner may—

(a) notify a person suffering from a Category 2 or 3 condition of measures to be taken, and activities to be avoided, to minimise the danger of passing the medical condition to another person, or

(b) authorise a relevant health practitioner to notify the person.

(2) In this section—

relevant health practitioner means an individual who provides the following services, whether as public or private services—

(a) medical, hospital, nursing or midwifery services,

(b) community health services,

(c) health education services,

(d) public and population health services,

(e) welfare services necessary to implement a service referred to in paragraphs (a)–(d).