The Occupational Therapy Council’s Carbohydrate-Deficient Transferrin (CDT) Testing Policy, applies to all practitioners with a condition on registration requires CDT testing. You are expected to strictly comply with all the requirements set out in the Policy for each stage of the process. Compliance with the CDT Policy will be closely monitored by the Council. To assist with your compliance, the following information contained within the Council’s CDT Testing Policy is highlighted: 1 Please read the CDT Testing Policy carefully and discuss the requirement for CDT testing with your treating health practitioners and/or staff at your local pathology practice. 2 As a practitioner with conditions on registration which stipulate that you must attend for CDT testing, you must bear the costs associated with blood collection and CDT testing. 3 Collection of the blood sample is to be directly supervised by a supervisor approved by the Council and who is aware of the Council’s CDT Testing Policy. Your nominated supervisor may be your GP or a senior staff member at a pathology provider. Once you have located a suitable supervisor, please provide details of your nominated supervisor using the Notification of Nominated CDT Supervisor form enclosed in your material. 4 must be undertaken by the Department of Testing of the blood sample Biochemistry at Concord Hospital OR by an alternative pathology provider approved by the Council. a. If you are using the services of Concord Hospital please contact Concord Hospital directly on (02) 9767 6663 prior to commencing CDT testing so that invoicing arrangements can be put in place. b. To obtain approval for an alternative pathology provider for CDT testing, you must provide sufficient information to demonstrate that the Policy will be followed including name and address details of a contact person at the nominated pathology practice. 5 Blood must be drawn on the first Monday of the month. You must attend on the specified day. It is not acceptable to attend on other days in lieu of a specified collection day without prior Council approval. Should the first Monday of the month fall on a public holiday, blood should be drawn on the following business day.
The Occupational Therapy Council’s Carbohydrate-Deficient Transferrin (CDT) Testing Policy, applies to all practitioners with a condition on registration requires CDT testing. You are expected to strictly comply with all the requirements set out in the Policy for each stage of the process. Compliance with the CDT Policy will be closely monitored by the Council. To assist with your compliance, the following information contained within the Council’s CDT Testing Policy is highlighted: 1 Please read the CDT Testing Policy carefully and discuss the requirement for CDT testing with your treating health practitioners and/or staff at your local pathology practice. 2 As a practitioner with conditions on registration which stipulate that you must attend for CDT testing, you must bear the costs associated with blood collection and CDT testing. 3 Collection of the blood sample is to be directly supervised by a supervisor approved by the Council and who is aware of the Council’s CDT Testing Policy. Your nominated supervisor may be your GP or a senior staff member at a pathology provider. Once you have located a suitable supervisor, please provide details of your nominated supervisor using the Notification of Nominated CDT Supervisor form enclosed in your material. 4 Testing of the blood sample must be undertaken by the Department of Biochemistry at Concord Hospital OR by an alternative pathology provider approved by the Council. a. If you are using the services of Concord Hospital please contact Concord Hospital directly on (02) 9767 6663 prior to commencing CDT testing so that invoicing arrangements can be put in place. b. To obtain approval for an alternative pathology provider for CDT testing, you must provide sufficient information to demonstrate that the Policy will be followed including name and address details of a contact person at the nominated pathology practice. 5 Blood must be drawn on the first Monday of the month. You must attend on the specified day. It is not acceptable to attend on other days in lieu of a specified collection day without prior Council approval. Should the first Monday of the month fall on a public holiday, blood should be drawn on the following business day.
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