Improving Cancer Outcomes (Diagnosis Reporting) Regulations 2015

Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Authorised Version i Improving Cancer Outcomes (Diagnosis Reporting) Regulations 2015 S.R. No. 107/2015 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Regulation Page 1 Objectives 1 2 Authorising provision 1 3 Commencement 2 4 Types of cancer or precursor diagnosis required to be reported 2 5 Entities required to report cancer or precursor 2 6 Diagnosis reports 3 Schedule 1—Prescribed information for centre, hospital or service 4 Schedule 2—Prescribed information for pathology service 6 ═══════════════ Endnotes 8 -- 1 of 9 -- Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Authorised Version 1 STATUTORY RULES 2015 S.R. No. 107/2015 Improving Cancer Outcomes Act 2014 Improving Cancer Outcomes (Diagnosis Reporting) Regulations 2015 The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations: Dated: 22 September 2015 Responsible Minister: JILL HENNESSY Minister for Health MATTHEW McBEATH Clerk of the Executive Council 1 Objectives The objectives of these Regulations are to prescribe— (a) the types of cancer, or precursors to cancer, a diagnosis of which must be reported to the Secretary under the Improving Cancer Outcomes Act 2014; and (b) who must report that diagnosis; and (c) the form of the reports, the time within which they must be made and the information to be included in them. 2 Authorising provision These Regulations are made under section 28 of the Improving Cancer Outcomes Act 2014. -- 2 of 9 -- Improving Cancer Outcomes (Diagnosis Reporting) Regulations 2015 S.R. No. 107/2015 2 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel 3 Commencement These Regulations come into operation on 1 October 2015. 4 Types of cancer or precursor diagnosis required to be reported For the purposes of section 9(1) of the Improving Cancer Outcomes Act 2014, the prescribed types of cancer or precursors to cancer are those specified in Schedule 1 of "Reportable Cancers - Guide to identification of cancers reportable to the Secretary", as published by the Department of Health and Human Services from time to time. 5 Entities required to report cancer or precursor For the purposes of section 9(1) of the Improving Cancer Outcomes Act 2014, the following persons and organisations are prescribed— (a) any of the following as defined by section 3(1) of the Health Services Act 1988— (i) a day procedure centre; (ii) a denominational hospital; (iii) a private hospital; (iv) a privately-operated hospital; (v) a public health service; (vi) a public hospital; (b) any radiotherapy service that provides a service for treating cancer patients involving the use of ionising radiation, including external beam, superficial and orthovoltage radiotherapy, particle beam therapy and brachytherapy; -- 3 of 9 -- Improving Cancer Outcomes (Diagnosis Reporting) Regulations 2015 S.R. No. 107/2015 3 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel (c) any pathology service that provides a service for testing for cancer, or a precursor to cancer, of a type prescribed by regulation 4. 6 Diagnosis reports For the purposes of section 9(3) of the Improving Cancer Outcomes Act 2014— (a) a report of a diagnosis of cancer or a precursor to cancer is in the prescribed form if it contains the prescribed information; and (b) the prescribed time within which a report must be made is— (i) for a centre, hospital or service referred to in regulation 5(a) or (b), 60 days from the date the person in charge of the centre, hospital or service becomes aware that a person has cancer, or a precursor to cancer, of a type prescribed by regulation 4; and (ii) for a pathology service referred to in regulation 5(c), 30 days from the date the person in charge of the place where the testing is done becomes aware that a test indicates that a person has cancer, or a precursor to cancer, of a type prescribed by regulation 4; and (c) the prescribed information to be included in a report is— (i) for a centre, hospital or service referred to in regulation 5(a) or (b), the information set out in Schedule 1; and (ii) for a pathology service referred to in regulation 5(c), the information set out in Schedule 2. -- 4 of 9 -- Schedule 1—Prescribed information for centre, hospital or service Improving Cancer Outcomes (Diagnosis Reporting) Regulations 2015 S.R. No. 107/2015 4 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Schedule 1—Prescribed information for centre, hospital or service Regulation 6(c)(i) Name of centre, hospital or service Hospital identification number Hospital unit record number Patient details: Medicare number (if known) Individual Health Identifier (if known) Family name Given name(s) Maiden name (if applicable) Address Postcode Date of birth Sex Country of birth Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander status Language spoken at home (if known—please specify) Details of doctor in charge of case: Medicare provider number (if known) Name Address Telephone number Details of general practitioner: Medicare provider number (if known) Name Address Telephone number -- 5 of 9 -- Schedule 1—Prescribed information for centre, hospital or service Improving Cancer Outcomes (Diagnosis Reporting) Regulations 2015 S.R. No. 107/2015 5 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Date of first admission for this cancer Date of diagnosis of this cancer Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status at time of diagnosis (if known) Vital status Date of discharge from centre/hospital/organisation Investigations relevant to diagnosis of cancer Primary site of cancer Laterality of primary site of cancer Morphology of primary cancer Grade/differentiation of primary cancer Stage of cancer at diagnosis Cancer staging system (to be reported in accordance with the "Victorian Cancer Staging Reporting Guidelines" as published by the Department of Health and Human Services from time to time) Treatment details for each primary tumour: Details of initial treatment Details of treatment of recurrence(s) (if any) Cancer recurrence information: Date of cancer recurrence Site(s) of cancer recurrence Name of person completing form Date of completing form -- 6 of 9 -- Schedule 2—Prescribed information for pathology service Improving Cancer Outcomes (Diagnosis Reporting) Regulations 2015 S.R. No. 107/2015 6 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Schedule 2—Prescribed information for pathology service Regulation 6(c)(ii) Name of pathology service Pathology group identification number Laboratory case reference number Patient details: Medicare number (if known) Individual Health Identifier (if known) Family name Given name(s) Address Postcode Date of birth Sex Country of birth Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander status (if known) Language spoken at home (if known—please specify) Details of doctor responsible for case: Medicare provider number (if known) Name Address Details of reporting pathologist: Medicare provider number (if known) Name Date of report -- 7 of 9 -- Schedule 2—Prescribed information for pathology service Improving Cancer Outcomes (Diagnosis Reporting) Regulations 2015 S.R. No. 107/2015 7 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Structured pathology report or the following minimum information: Primary site of cancer Laterality of primary site Cancer morphology type Tumour size Depth of invasion Metastatic sites Number of nodes sampled Number of nodes positive Date of diagnosis Stage of cancer at diagnosis Grade/differentiation Name of person completing form Date of completing form ═══════════════ -- 8 of 9 -- Endnotes Improving Cancer Outcomes (Diagnosis Reporting) Regulations 2015 S.R. No. 107/2015 8 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Endnotes Table of Applied, Adopted or Incorporated Matter The following table of applied, adopted or incorporated matter is included in accordance with the requirements of regulation 5 of the Subordinate Legislation Regulations 2014. Statutory rule provision Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document Regulation 4 "Reportable Cancers - Guide to identification of cancers reportable to the Secretary" as published by the Department of Health and Human Services from time to time Schedule 1 Schedule 1 "Victorian Cancer Staging Reporting Guidelines" as published by the Department of Health and Human Services from time to time The whole -- 9 of 9 --