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Health

Medication

Always follow advice regarding medication administration from your care team in your state or territory. Most children will need to take medication...
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Medical costs

The Care Allowance covers the child’s general medical costs, including visits to the doctor, prescription and non-prescription medications. Some...
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Immunisations

It is expected that children receive all available immunisations. Talk to your care team first to make sure you have information about previous...
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Medical consents

You can make some day to day health decisions about a child in your care. Other decisions may require approval by Life Without Barriers, the child’s...
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing resources

You can visit these websites for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and wellbeing resources. Australian Indigenous Health infonet SNAICC
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Dental and orthodontic care

Children should have regular dental check-ups. The cost is covered by the Care Allowance. You can consent to dental check-ups. Talk to your care team...
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Government health services and support

My First Health Record Following the birth of babies parents are given a record to document the baby’s early health and development milestones. When...
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