Improving Cancer Outcomes (Screening Reporting) Regulations 2015

Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Authorised Version i Improving Cancer Outcomes (Screening Reporting) Regulations 2015 S.R. No. 106/2015 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Regulation Page 1 Objectives 1 2 Authorising provision 1 3 Commencement 2 4 Types of cancer screening required to be reported 2 5 Entities required to report cancer screening 2 6 Cancer screening reports 3 Schedule 1—Prescribed information about breast screening 4 Schedule 2—Prescribed information about cervical cancer screening (pathology laboratory) 5 Schedule 3—Prescribed information about cervical cancer screening (cervical screening test provider) 7 ═══════════════ Endnotes 8 -- 1 of 9 -- Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Authorised Version 1 STATUTORY RULES 2015 S.R. No. 106/2015 Improving Cancer Outcomes Act 2014 Improving Cancer Outcomes (Screening 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 screening that are required to be reported to the Secretary under the Improving Cancer Outcomes Act 2014; and (b) who must report that screening; 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 (Screening Reporting) Regulations 2015 S.R. No. 106/2015 2 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel 3 Commencement These Regulations come into operation on 1 October 2015. 4 Types of cancer screening required to be reported For the purposes of section 8(1) of the Improving Cancer Outcomes Act 2014, the following types of cancer screening are prescribed— (a) mammography, mammographic screening and subsequent radiology, pathology or clinical testing or procedures undergone in order to determine whether an individual has cancer, or a precursor to cancer, of the breast; (b) cervical cytology test, human papilloma virus test and histopathology of the uterine cervix to determine whether an individual has cancer, or a precursor to cancer, of the cervix. 5 Entities required to report cancer screening For the purposes of section 8(1) of the Improving Cancer Outcomes Act 2014, the following persons and organisations are prescribed— (a) any organisation that conducts cancer screening of a kind specified in regulation 4(a) on behalf of Breast Screen Victoria Inc.; (b) any pathology laboratory that provides a report on a cancer screening test undergone by a person in Victoria in order to determine whether the person has cervical cancer or a precursor to cervical cancer; -- 3 of 9 -- Improving Cancer Outcomes (Screening Reporting) Regulations 2015 S.R. No. 106/2015 3 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel (c) any person who administers a cervical cytology test or a human papilloma virus test, including a health practitioner within the meaning of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Victoria) Act 2009. 6 Cancer screening reports For the purposes of section 8(2) of the Improving Cancer Outcomes Act 2014— (a) a report of cancer screening is in the prescribed form if it contains the prescribed information; and (b) the prescribed time within which a report of cancer screening of a type referred to in regulation 4(b) must be made by a pathology laboratory referred to in regulation 5(b) is 30 days from the date the report is completed; and (c) the prescribed information to be included in a report is— (i) for cancer screening of a type referred to in regulation 4(a), the information set out in Schedule 1; and (ii) for cancer screening of a type referred to in regulation 4(b) conducted by a pathology laboratory referred to in regulation 5(b), the information set out in Schedule 2; and (iii) for cancer screening of a type referred to in regulation 4(b) conducted by a person who administers a cervical cytology test or a human papilloma virus test referred to in regulation 5(c), the information set out in Schedule 3. -- 4 of 9 -- Schedule 1—Prescribed information about breast screening Improving Cancer Outcomes (Screening Reporting) Regulations 2015 S.R. No. 106/2015 4 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Schedule 1—Prescribed information about breast screening Regulation 6(c)(i) Name of organisation where the test was undertaken Patient details: Individual Health Identifier (if known) Family name Given name(s) Maiden name (if applicable) Address (home and postal) Postcode Contact telephone number (home and mobile) Email address Date of birth Country of birth Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander status Language spoken at home (if known—please specify) Breast cancer history: Patient Patient's family Symptoms of breast cancer Type of test Test result -- 5 of 9 -- Schedule 2—Prescribed information about cervical cancer screening (pathology laboratory) Improving Cancer Outcomes (Screening Reporting) Regulations 2015 S.R. No. 106/2015 5 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Schedule 2—Prescribed information about cervical cancer screening (pathology laboratory) Regulation 6(c)(ii) Details of the person ordering the test: Name of organisation where the test was undertaken Name of person ordering the test (title, given and family names) Medicare provider number (if known) Healthcare Provider Identifier—Individual (if known) Address Phone number Patient details: Medicare number (if known) Individual Health Identifier (if known) Title Family name Given name(s) Maiden name (if applicable) Address (home and postal) Postcode Contact telephone number (home and mobile) Email address (if known) Date of birth Country of birth (if known) Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander status (if known) Language spoken at home (if known—please specify) Patient Identifier (e.g. UR number) -- 6 of 9 -- Schedule 2—Prescribed information about cervical cancer screening (pathology laboratory) Improving Cancer Outcomes (Screening Reporting) Regulations 2015 S.R. No. 106/2015 6 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Laboratory details: Laboratory name Laboratory Registry Identifier Accession number Episode type Test information: Test type Date specimen was taken Result (to be reported in accordance with Schedule 1 of the "Victorian Cervical Cancer Screening Reporting Guidelines" as published by the Department of Health and Human Services from time to time) Date of report -- 7 of 9 -- Schedule 3—Prescribed information about cervical cancer screening (cervical screening test provider) Improving Cancer Outcomes (Screening Reporting) Regulations 2015 S.R. No. 106/2015 7 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Schedule 3—Prescribed information about cervical cancer screening (cervical screening test provider) Regulation 6(c)(iii) Details of the person ordering the test: Name of organisation where the test was undertaken Name of person ordering the test (title, given and family names) Medicare provider number (if known) Healthcare Provider Identifier—Individual (if known) Address Phone number Patient details: Medicare number (if known) Individual Health Identifier (if known) Title Family name Given name(s) Maiden name (if applicable) Address (home and postal) Postcode Contact telephone number (home and mobile) Email address (if known) Date of birth Country of birth (if known) Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander status (if known) Language spoken at home (if known—please specify) Patient Identifier (e.g. UR number) Clinical symptoms (if applicable) ═══════════════ -- 8 of 9 -- Endnotes Improving Cancer Outcomes (Screening Reporting) Regulations 2015 S.R. No. 106/2015 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 Schedule 2 "Victorian Cervical Cancer Screening Reporting Guidelines" as published by the Department of Health and Human Services from time to time Schedule 1 -- 9 of 9 --