Eligibility for Publicly Funded Health and Disability Services

Notifiable Infectious Diseases

Regardless of whether they meet the eligibility criteria specified in the 2003 Eligibility Direction, a person suspected of having a notifiable infectious disease, and who may be infectious and so pose a risk to others, has access to the following publicly funded services:

diagnostic and other tests relevant to the disease
inpatient or outpatient care for the disease, including medications, so as to effectively deal with the public health risk posed
other follow up such as counselling where this is relevant to the management of the public health risk

If there is doubt about whether these provisions apply in a particular case, it should be determined on the judgment of the Medical Officer of Health.

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