End-of-Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Act 2021
23Notification of acceptance of first request
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23 Notification of acceptance of first request
A person’s PMP must, as soon as reasonably practicable, but in any case within 7 days, after accepting under section 19(a) a first request from the person –
(a) notify the person of the acceptance of the first request; and
(b) note on the medical practitioner’s medical records in relation to the person that the medical practitioner has accepted a first request from the person; and
(c) notify the Commission, in the approved form, that the medical practitioner has accepted a first request from the person.