Information for Accredited Chaplains
Patient information relating to a person’s religion may be provided to accredited hospital chaplains for the purpose of providing pastoral care services in public hospitals, following the making of a Regulation under the Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002.
Accredited chaplains, health service staff and patients should refer to the following documentation:
- NSW Health and Civil Chaplaincies Advisory Committee NSW Memorandum of Understanding PD2011_004
- Chaplaincy Services and Privacy Law IB2008_044
- Information Sheet: Health Records and Information Privacy Amendment (Accredited Chaplains) Regulation 2007.
- Information Sheet for Accredited Chaplains