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Attachment 1 Specified client and patient categories
The following are the categories of clients or patients where there may exist an unacceptable level of risk by exposing these clients to inappropriate persons:
- Any person under the age of 21 years who is subject to an order of the court of Victoria which relates to their welfare.
- Any person under the age of 18 years who is subject to a protective service notification, investigation or involvement.
- Any person who is subject to an order of the Children's Court or subject to guardianship, following a protection application.
- Any person under 18 years to be placed for adoption by Human Services.
- Any person under 18 years who receives a residential or home based care or other service funded through Protection and Care and/or Supported Accommodation and Assistance Program (SAAP).
- Any person who is deemed an eligible person under the Intellectually Disabled Persons’ Services Act 1986.
- Any person who receives a facility based or in-home accommodation service funded under the Disabled Persons’ Services Act 1986.
- Any person who receives services for care or treatment of a mental illness, under the Mental Health Act 1986.
- Any person who receives services through Specialist Children's Services in the Child & Family Health Program.
- Any person who receives services under the Home and Community Care (HACC) program.
- Any person who receives treatment through the School Dental Health Program, the School Nurses Program, the Tuberculosis (TB) Program and by the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre.
- Any person defined as a patient under the Alcohol & Drug Dependent Persons Act (Section 28 Sentencing Act).
- Any aged or infirm person who receives in-house services.
- Any person who receives public rental housing services under the Housing Act 1983.
- Any other such client or patient who receives direct care services and where in the view of the relevant manager, that there may exist an unacceptable level of risk by exposing these clients or patients to inappropriate persons.