Assessment of eligibility : Contents
Qualifying medical conditions for rheumatic fever
The qualifying medical conditions for the fast-track rheumatic fever provision are:
- lower respiratory tract infections
- pneumonia
- acute bronchiolitis
- unspecified lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) and bronchitis
- bronchiectasis
- meningitis
- meningococcal disease
- bacterial meningitis (including pneumococcal, streptococcal, other)
- viral meningitis
- meningitis unspecified
- invasive and post-streptococcal diseases
- rheumatic fever
- acute nephritic syndrome
- septicaemia from group A streptococcus (GAS)
Asthma
Asthma may be a secondary condition to one of the qualifying medical conditions but having asthma alone would not meet the criteria to be fast-tracked under the rheumatic fever provision.
A child 0 - 14 years must have been hospitalised
A child aged 0 - 14 years must have been hospitalised with a qualifying medical condition to qualify for the rheumatic fever fast-track provision or be a child or young person who is getting treatment because of a previous episode of rheumatic fever.
