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From: Thanusha Sothiratnam
[[3]mailto:[FOI #4457 email]]

Sent: Sunday, 1 April 2018 2:07 PM

To: MACBBVS

Subject: Freedom of Information request - Referring patients to suitable
facilities without being charged with discrimination [SEC=No Protective
Marking]

 

Dear Ministerial Advisory Committee on Blood Borne Viruses and Sexually
Transmissible Infections, A healthcare facility's policies and procedures,
(its design and limitations, Exclusion criteria and Infection control /
prevention policy and procedure) have been vetted and approved by ACHS and
MoH on the basis of which accreditation and licence were granted.

Can referring physicians refer some of their patients (who fall within
this facility's exclusion policy) to other suitable facilities without
being accused of being discriminatory?

Yours faithfully,

Than

0430 125 638

 

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