Osteopathy Board launches public consultation to update record keeping guidance

Osteopathy Board launches public consultation to update record keeping guidance

The Osteopathy Board of Australia (the Board) is reviewing guidelines on record keeping for osteopaths and want to hear from you.

Public consultation on the Guidelines on clinical records (the guidelines) opens today. The Board wants to hear from osteopaths, the public and other interested parties about options for updating the guidelines, including the Board’s preferred option of retiring the guidelines.

Board Chair, Associate Professor Paul Orrock, said the National Scheme and regulation of osteopaths had changed and matured since the guidelines were first developed.

‘It has been over a decade since these guidelines were established, so now is the time to review and ensure that they still reflect and reinforce current expectations and practices.’

Associate Professor Orrock also referenced other resources the Board has published to support record keeping since the development of the guidelines.

‘The shared Code of conduct contains a section specifically referring to health records management, and this is complemented by a wide range of health record management resources available on the Ahpra website.

‘We look forward to hearing the perspectives of osteopaths, the public and all our stakeholders about options for the guidelines moving forward.’

The consultation will be open until Friday 2 May 2025.

Have your say

• Read the consultation paper, available on the Board’s Current consultation webpage.
• Make your submission using either:
  • the online survey, or
  • use the submission template and email to osteoboardconsultation@ahpra.gov.au

Read more

• Consultation page
• Code of conduct
• Read the health record management resources on the Managing health records webpage