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Medical.Assessment.Category 1 | Person Verification - Name on medical must match applicant name (shortened version of name is accepted eg. Chris for Christopher)
- Date of Birth (DOB) for applicant must be shown on the medical
Verification of Results - Individual’s name must be on fitness for duty page
- AHP name and signature must be present on fitness for duty page
- Fit for duty page must be included
- Fit for duty section must be ticked
- The type of medical must be written on the form (i.e. periodic, pre-placement, change of category)
Note: A medical stating limitations or clarifications is not to be uploaded or accepted against this competency Verification Details - Assessment date must be recorded on the fitness for duty page
- Determination date is not to be accepted in place of the date of assessment
- Medical has been completed by (or co-signed by) an ARA - AHP (Authorised Health Professional) - use this website https://www.riw.net.au/authorised-health-professionals/#find-an-ahp to determine whether the person is an AHP
- AHP's details should be shown (first and last name OR first name initial with last name and signature should be present)
- Category 1 to be displayed on the fit for duty page
- Black and white or colour is accepted
- Drug and alcohol testing results are not required to be displayed within the uploaded file. However, if the results are included, they must indicate a negative test result
A 'Subject to Review' medical cannot be extended past the natural expiry date set by the system for the original medical. | Avetta verifiers click here for additional business rule information prior to verification of this competency The issue date should be recorded as the date the assessment took place. If a medical document has more than one assessment date use the assessment date from the fitness for duty page.
Calculating the Expiry Date Medical Assessments for Category 1 workers are to be carried out prior to commencing work and then at intervals outlined below:
Expiry Date Up to 46 years old - 5 yearly Ages 47, 48 and 49 (the expiry would be set as their 52nd birthday) Age 50-59 - every 2 years From age 60 - renewed annually |
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Medical.Assessment.Category 2 | Person Verification
- Name on medical must match applicant name (shortened version of name is accepted eg. Chris for Christopher)
- Date of Birth (DOB) for applicant must be shown on the medical.
Verification of Results - Individual’s name must be on fitness for duty page.
- AHP name and signature must be present on fitness for duty page.
- Fit for duty page must be included.
- Fit for duty section must be ticked.
- The type of medical must be written on the form (periodic, pre-placement or change of category)
Note: A medical stating limitations or clarifications is not to be uploaded or accepted against this competency. Verification Details - Assessment date must be recorded on the fitness for duty page.
- Determination date is not to be accepted in place of the date of assessment
- Medical has been completed by (or co-signed by) an ARA - AHP (Authorised Health Professional) - use this website https://www.riw.net.au/authorised-health-professionals/#find-an-ahp to determine whether the person is an AHP
- AHP's details should be shown (first and last name OR first name initial with last name and signature should be present).
- Category 2 to be displayed on the fit for duty page.
- Black and white or colour is accepted.
- Drug and alcohol testing results are not required to be displayed within the uploaded file. However, if the results are included, they must indicate a negative test result
A 'Subject to Review' medical cannot be extended past the natural expiry date set by the system for the original medical. | Avetta verifiers click here for additional business rule information prior to verification of this competency The issue date should be recorded as the date the assessment took place. If a medical document has more than one assessment date use the assessment date from the fitness for duty page.
Calculating the Expiry Date Medical Assessments for Category 2 workers are to be carried out prior to commencing work and then at intervals outlined below:
Expiry Date Guidelines Up to 46 years old - 5 yearly Ages 47, 48 and 49 (the expiry would be set as their 52nd birthday) Age 50-59 - every 2 years From age 60 - renewed annually |
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Medical.Assessment.Category 3 | Person Verification - Name on medical must match applicant name (shortened version of name is accepted eg. Chris for Christopher)
- Date of Birth (DOB) for applicant must be shown on the medical.
Verification of Results - Individual’s name must be on fitness for duty page.
- AHP name and signature must be present on fitness for duty page.
- Fit for duty page must be included.
- Fit for duty section must be ticked.
- The type of medical must be written on the form (periodic, pre-placement or change of category)
Note: A medical stating limitations or clarifications is not to be uploaded or accepted against this competency. Verification Details - Assessment date must be recorded on the fitness for duty page.
- Determination date is not to be accepted in place of the date of assessment
- Medical has been completed by (or co-signed by) an ARA - AHP (Authorised Health Professional) - use this website https://www.riw.net.au/authorised-health-professionals/#find-an-ahp to determine whether the person is an AHP
- AHP's details should be shown (first and last name OR first name initial with last name and signature should be present).
- Category 3 to be displayed on the fit for duty page.
- Category 1 medical document CAN be accepted in lieu of a category 3 rail medical but category 3 medical rules must be applied
- Black and white or colour is accepted.
- Drug and alcohol testing results are not required to be displayed within the uploaded file. However, if the results are included, they must indicate a negative test result
A 'Subject to Review' medical cannot be extended past the natural expiry date set by the system for the original medical. | Avetta verifiers click here for additional business rule information prior to verification of this competency The issue date should be recorded as the date the assessment took place. If a medical document has more than one assessment date use the assessment date from the fitness for duty page.
Calculating the Expiry Date Medical Assessments for Category 3 workers are to be carried out prior to commencing work and then at intervals outlined below:
The expiration date for this competency should be calculated to occur on the applicants 40th birthday. If the applicant had a full health assessment completed within 5 years of their 40th birthday the expiration date should be set to 5 years from the date the medical was completed.
After the age of 40, medicals are to be completed every 5 years |
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