Processed Donor Human Milk Notices – Donor Human Milk Banks (DHMB)

The Supply of Processed Donor Human Milk in Western Australia Code of Practice 2024 (the Code) came into effect on 19 August 2024.

Under clause 43(5) of the Code, a Donor Human Milk Bank will provide to the Chief Health Officer, no later than 14 days after occurrence, notice of any:

• adverse event where supply of processed donor human milk has posed a serious clinical risk to donors or recipients, or
• recall of processed donor human milk, or
• event that poses a serious risk of disrupting the supply of processed donor human milk to eligible recipients in WA, or
• failed audit results, or
• if an adverse event has been notified, steps or actions undertaken by the Donor Human Milk Bank to address or mitigate risks identified from the adverse event.

Adverse event:

A non-exhaustive list of adverse events where supply of processed donor human milk has posed a serious clinical risk to donors or recipients has been provided below:

• an event that results in death
• an event that is life threatening
• an event that requires hospitalisation or prolongation of existing hospitalisation
• an event that results in persistent or significant disability/incapacity
• an event that is the result of or related to an infectious disease
• an event that is a medically important event or reaction
• any incident involving clinical incident management review