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Providing health and/or support services to children with a disability

As part of my paid employment I am required to provide health and support services to children with a disability. Do I need a blue card?

Yes.

Paid employees who provide, or are likely to provide support services to children require a blue card if the support service is provided while no one else is physically present orwhere the person providing the service is not physically present with the child eg over the phone or internet for at least:

eight consecutive days, or
once a week, each week, over four weeks, or
once a fortnight, each fortnight, over eight weeks, or
once a month, each month over six months.

Similarly, paid employees providing health services to children require a blue card if the health service they provide requires require physical contact with a child (beyond incidental contact) or the health service is provided while no one else is physically present for at least:

eight consecutive days, or
once a week, each week, over four weeks, or
once a fortnight, each fortnight, over eight weeks, or
once a month, each month over six months.

However, paid employees do not require a blue card if the health or support service is provided:

in their capacity as an employee who has complied with the screening requirements of the Disability Services Act 2006 (Current DSQ card holder); or
in their capacity as a "registered health practitioner"; or
in their capacity as an Australian lawyer practicing in Queensland under the Legal Profession Act 2007; or
in their capacity as a “registered teacher” carrying out duties for the school where they are employed; or
in their capacity as an employee of a "licensed care service" as defined by the Child Protection Act 1999 ; or
in their capacity as an employee of a "government service provider" that carries on a business which includes providing a health, counselling or support service.

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Last Updated: December 10, 2008

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