Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00566:reg:29
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00566
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 29
Character Range: 56099–57374

29  Complex Bowel Care

Outcome: Each Participant requiring complex bowel care receives appropriate support relevant (proportionate) to their individual needs.

         To achieve this outcome, the following indicators should be demonstrated:
           (1) Each participant is involved in the assessment and development of the plan for their complex bowel care management. With their consent, the participant's health status is subject to regular and timely review by an appropriately qualified health practitioner. The plan identifies how risks, incidents and emergencies will be managed, including required actions and escalation to ensure participant wellbeing.
           (2) Appropriate policies and procedures are in place, including a training plan for workers, that relate to the support provided to each participant receiving complex bowel care.
           (3) All workers working with a participant requiring complex bowel care have received training, relating specifically to each participant's needs, type of complex bowel care and high intensity support skills descriptor for providing complex bowel care, delivered by an appropriately qualified health practitioner or person that meets the high intensity support skills descriptor for complex bowel care.