Discharge information
44 Discharge information
The proprietor of a health service establishment must ensure that, at the time of the discharge of an admitted patient from the health service establishment, the following is given to the patient—
the name and contact details in writing of whom to contact for post-procedure medical advice;
a copy of the patient's discharge summary that complies with subregulation (3).
The proprietor of a health service establishment must ensure that a copy of the patient's discharge summary that complies with subregulation (3)—
is provided to the patient's registered medical practitioner as soon as practicable after the discharge of the patient; or
has been given to the patient at discharge for the patient to provide to the patient's registered medical practitioner.
A patient's discharge summary must include the following information—
the full name of the patient;
the date of birth of the patient;
a description of the health service that the patient received at the health service establishment;
the post-discharge instructions for patient care;
an itemised list of any new medication prescribed for the patient in relation to the health services received at the health service establishment and any cessations of, or variations to, any regular prescribed medication of the patient;
in the case of a patient of a private hospital who was admitted overnight—a list, summary or statement regarding the unchanged, regular prescribed medication of the patient.
The proprietor of the health service establishment must have regard to the clinical profile of a patient in deciding the nature and detail of information to be included in a list, summary or statement of unchanged, regular prescribed medication prepared in accordance with subregulation (3)(f).
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