Drug and Alcohol Treatment Act 2007
25Discharge and other planning
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25 Discharge and other planning
25 Discharge and other planning
(1) An accredited medical practitioner must take all reasonably practicable steps to ensure that the dependent person, and the primary carer of the person, are consulted in relation to planning the person’s discharge and any later treatment or other action considered in relation to the person.
(2) In planning the discharge of the person, and any later treatment or other action considered in relation to the person, the accredited medical practitioner must take all reasonably practicable steps to consult with agencies involved in providing relevant services to the person, any primary carer of the person and any dependant of the person.
(3) The accredited medical practitioner must take all reasonably practicable steps to provide the person, and the person’s primary carer, with appropriate information about follow-up care.