Blue cards for health, counselling and support services

You will need a blue card if you provide:

• child health screening at a community health facility
• a health service to a child at a children’s hospital or a paediatric ward
• first aid to a child or children, even as part of a sport
• counselling to a child one-on-one in person
• counselling to a child over the phone or online
• a support service to a child one-on-one in person
• a support service to a child over the phone or online
• massage therapy to children
• speech pathology to children.

You will also need a blue card if you are a student enrolled in a tertiary course—including certificate, TAFE and university courses—and need to do a practical placement involving children.

Under this category, you don't need a blue card if you are:

• a person doing general work at any hospital, for example a cleaner
• a registered health practitioner working in your professional capacity, for example a doctor, nurse, midwife, paramedic, psychologist or dentist
• an approved teacher working within the school in your professional capacity as a teacher
• a person providing services as part of your employment with a licensed care service.