What is your legal obligation under the health records

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Reference no: EM132301740 , Length: word count:1500

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Q1. Briefly explain 1 work practice that will comply with the following clauses from the Code of conduct for unregistered health practitioners An example is done for you.

Clause: A health care worker must maintain the necessary competence in his or her field of practice

Clause: a health care worker must adopt standard precautions for the control of infection in the course of providing treatment or care.

Clause: a health care worker must not make claims either directly to clients or in advertising or promotional materials about the efficacy of treatment or services he or she provides if those claims cannot be substantiated.

Clause: a health care worker must maintain accurate, legible and up-to-date clinical records for each client consultation and ensure that these are held securely and not subject to unauthorised access.

Clause: a health care worker must provide health services in a manner that is culturally sensitive to the needs of his or her clients.

Q2. Briefly explain how the following clauses in the Code of conduct for unregistered health practitioners limits the services a Certificate 4 qualified massage therapist [MT] can offer their clients.

Clause: A health care worker must not provide health care of a type that is outside his or her experience or training, or provide services that he or she is not qualified to provide.

Q3. Provide the contact details or website address for 1 appropriate agency or person to whom you would report breaches of ethical or legal work practices by another health practitioner and provide an example of the type of breach you would report to that agency An example has been done for you.

Agency: Health Care Complaints Commission.

Example: A health practitioner is accepting payment for client referrals.

Q4. Read the scenario below and answer the following questions

Jodie, aged 15 years, is referred to you for relaxation massage by her mother, who is also your client. Jodie's mother told you she is happy that her daughter has just split up with her boyfriend but Jodie seems depressed about it so she wanted to 'spoil her a bit' Jodie's mother has paid in advance for 4 massage treatments.

Jodie comes for her first appointment and as usual, you explain the importance of the medical history and health assessment before a massage treatment. Because of her age, you nearly left out the question about pregnancy but asked anyway. Jodie hesitates and asks about confidentiality - does her mother get to see her client file?

In this scenario, what is your legal obligation under the Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002 (NSW)? You must support your answer with a direct quote from the Act.

In this scenario, what is your legal obligation under the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 (NSW)? You must support your answer with a direct quote from the Act.

Q5. Explain 3 benefits of a writing a business plan before establishing a massage practice.

Note - Each Question should be answered in around 1 page equivalent to 300 words.

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