The chaperone be provided with full chaperone condition and properly information the nature of the trained. allegations made against the practitioner The patient be asked to sign and date an and a full copy of the conditions that have acknowledgement of having been told of the been imposed on the registration of the chaperone requirement and agreeing to the practitioner. chaperone’s presence. Chaperones be fully briefed and provided Patients be told that AHPRA may contact with training about the functions and them in order to monitor compliance with requirements of the chaperone role before the conditions imposed on the commencing duty as a chaperone. practitioner’s registration, and that any A practitioner subject to chaperone objection will be noted and notified to conditions not be permitted to practise until AHPRA. all practice locations are known and The National Law be amended as necessary chaperones are approved, briefed and to allow a National Board to require a trained. practitioner to disclose the reasons for a The monitoring of chaperone conditions be restriction to patients and to permit the responsibility of a national specialist team chaperones to be fully briefed as to those within reasons. Any breach of chaperone conditions be Subject to implementation of brought promptly to the attention of recommendations 16-20, the requirement the National delegate and for a practice sign be discontinued. consideration given to the need to suspend the practitioner, with a low Chaperone requirements threshold for imposition of a more onerous Only a registered health practitioner, who does not interim restriction or suspension if more have a pre-existing employment, contractual or information emerges indicating a higher risk to financial relationship with the practitioner, may be patients or to the public interest, approved as a chaperone. or evidence of breach of a chaperone condition. A patient-nominated chaperone may not be approved as a chaperone.
chaperone condition and properly trained. The patient be asked to sign and date an acknowledgement of having been told of the chaperone requirement and agreeing to the chaperone’s presence. Patients be told that AHPRA may contact them in order to monitor compliance with the conditions imposed on the practitioner’s registration, and that any objection will be noted and notified to AHPRA. The National Law be amended as necessary to allow a National Board to require a practitioner to disclose the reasons for a restriction to patients and to permit chaperones to be fully briefed as to those reasons. Subject to implementation of recommendations 16-20, the requirement for a practice sign be discontinued. Chaperone requirements Only a registered health practitioner, who does not have a pre-existing employment, contractual or financial relationship with the practitioner, may be approved as a chaperone. A patient-nominated chaperone may not be approved as a chaperone. The chaperone be provided with full information the nature of the allegations made against the practitioner and a full copy of the conditions that have been imposed on the registration of the practitioner. Chaperones be fully briefed and provided with training about the functions and requirements of the chaperone role before commencing duty as a chaperone. A practitioner subject to chaperone conditions not be permitted to practise until all practice locations are known and chaperones are approved, briefed and trained. The monitoring of chaperone conditions be the responsibility of a national specialist team within Any breach of chaperone conditions be brought promptly to the attention of the National delegate and consideration given to the need to suspend the practitioner, with a low threshold for imposition of a more onerous interim restriction or suspension if more information emerges indicating a higher risk to patients or to the public interest, or evidence of breach of a chaperone condition.
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