- Oct 8, 2004
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By Monday, 8 November 2021 healthcare workers in the following categories will now be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19:
· Primary community healthcare facilities including:
o General practice clinics;
o Dental clinics;
o Private nurse offices;
· Pharmacies
· Private pathology centres
· Private radiology centres (including breast screening centre);
· Defence health settings (including Garrison health centres, deployed and exercise health support and clinical health training);
· Facilities for the collection, manufacture and distribution of blood and biological products;
· Aboriginal community controlled health services
· Department for Health and Wellbeing, the Commission on Excellence and Innovation in Health and Wellbeing SA
· Specialist outpatient facilities (consulting suites of private medical specialists (including reproductive services) and any setting where the following services are provided, including:
o art or music therapy;
o audiology;
o dental therapy;
o epidemiology;
o exercise physiology;
o genetic counselling;
o nuclear medicine technology;
o nutrition and dietetics;
o occupational therapy;
o optometry;
o orthoptics;
o orthotics and prosthetics;
o perfusion;
o physiotherapy;
o podiatry;
o psychology;
o radiation therapy;
o radiography;
o social work provided at a public or private hospital or community healthcare facility;
o sonography;
o speech pathology;
The above mentioned healthcare workers must have:
· Received at least one dose of a TGA approved COVID-19 vaccination,
· Received, or has evidence of a booking to receive, a second dose of a TGA approved COVID-19 vaccine within the interval after the first dose recommended by the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) for that COVID-19 vaccine – previously stated one month after initial vaccination.
· Provided the operator of the health care setting with proof of their vaccination status upon request.
· Primary community healthcare facilities including:
o General practice clinics;
o Dental clinics;
o Private nurse offices;
· Pharmacies
· Private pathology centres
· Private radiology centres (including breast screening centre);
· Defence health settings (including Garrison health centres, deployed and exercise health support and clinical health training);
· Facilities for the collection, manufacture and distribution of blood and biological products;
· Aboriginal community controlled health services
· Department for Health and Wellbeing, the Commission on Excellence and Innovation in Health and Wellbeing SA
· Specialist outpatient facilities (consulting suites of private medical specialists (including reproductive services) and any setting where the following services are provided, including:
o art or music therapy;
o audiology;
o dental therapy;
o epidemiology;
o exercise physiology;
o genetic counselling;
o nuclear medicine technology;
o nutrition and dietetics;
o occupational therapy;
o optometry;
o orthoptics;
o orthotics and prosthetics;
o perfusion;
o physiotherapy;
o podiatry;
o psychology;
o radiation therapy;
o radiography;
o social work provided at a public or private hospital or community healthcare facility;
o sonography;
o speech pathology;
The above mentioned healthcare workers must have:
· Received at least one dose of a TGA approved COVID-19 vaccination,
· Received, or has evidence of a booking to receive, a second dose of a TGA approved COVID-19 vaccine within the interval after the first dose recommended by the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) for that COVID-19 vaccine – previously stated one month after initial vaccination.
· Provided the operator of the health care setting with proof of their vaccination status upon request.
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