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End-of-Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Act 2021
25PMP may refer person, request information, &c.
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### 25 PMP may refer person, request information, &c.
> > (1) A person’s PMP may, for the purpose of enabling the PMP to determine the first request from the person, do any one or more of the following:
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> > > > (a) refer the person to another medical practitioner for examination;
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> > > > (b) request the person to provide to the PMP all information that the PMP reasonably requires in order to make the determination;
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> > > > (c) request a medical practitioner to provide to the PMP copies of the medical records of the person that are in the possession of the medical practitioner and that the PMP reasonably requires in order for the PMP to make the determination;
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> > > > (d) request a person (a ***medical record holder***) to provide to the PMP copies of medical records, in relation to the person, that are held or stored by the medical record holder and that the PMP requires in order to make the determination;
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> > > > (e) request a psychiatrist, psychologist, registered health practitioner, or any other person whom the PMP thinks fit, to provide to the PMP the information (which may include any medical records) that the PMP reasonably requires in order to make the determination.
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> > (2) A person to whom a request is made under [subsection (1)](#GS25@Gs1@EN) must not fail, without reasonable excuse, to comply with the request as soon as reasonably practicable.