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Registered health practitioners

Registered health practitioners are exempt and do not require a blue card when providing services to children or young people that relate to their functions as a registered health practitioner.

The Commission's Act defines a 'registered health practitioner as a person registered under any of the following Acts:

• Dental Technicians Registration Act 2001
• Medical Radiation Technologists Registration Act 2001
• Occupational Therapists Registration Act 2001
• Speech Pathologists Registration Act 2001, and
• Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act 2009 (this includes medical practitioners, nurses and midwives, podiatrists, psychologists, optometrists, osteopaths and physiotherapists).

If you are providing other services (for example, coaching a sporting team or operating a tutoring business) you may be required to hold a blue card under another category. Please check the most appropriate category for further information about blue card requirements and any other exemptions that might apply:

• Paid employees
• Volunteers and trainee students
• Business operators.
  

Last updated: 19 April, 2011

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