A shared health summary can only be authored/created by a patient's nominated healthcare provider (as defined in the My Health Records Act 2012). A nominated healthcare provider can be:
a registered medical practitioner; or
a registered nurse; or
an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health practitioner with a Cert IV in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care.
Note: an enrolled nurse is not permitted by the Act to author/create a shared health summary. An enrolled nurse can create an event summary to share information about a significant clinical event, provided the enrolled nurse is providing healthcare to the patient.
