Hon Ken Baston asks about the cost for senior drivers (80-84) to obtain a medical assessment for licence renewal at Derby Hospital and if private alternatives exist. The response confirms the cost is $280 and no private service exists other than the Aboriginal Medical Service.

AnsweredQoN 960Legislative Council
Asked
16 October 2018
Portfolio
Health

QuestionView source ↗

SENIOR DRIVER'S
LICENCE RENEWAL — DERBY
960. Hon KEN BASTON to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Health:
(1) Would the
minister please advise how much it would cost an 80 to 84-year-old person to
attend an appointment at Derby Hospital to receive a ''Medical Assessment
Certificate: Senior Driver's Licence Renewal Declaration'' form—form
M108A?
(2) Is there a privately run medical
service in Derby capable of providing this service?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. I am advised as follows.
(1) The WA
Country Health Service, Derby Hospital currently charges $280 to patients aged
between 80 and 84 years for a ''Medical Assessment Certificate: Senior
Driver's Licence Renewal Declaration'' form, using the form
M108A.
(2) There is no privately run
medical practice in Derby other than the Aboriginal Medical Service.

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