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End-of-Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Act 2021
37PMP who determines person eligible must refer person to medical practitioner for second opinion
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### 37 PMP who determines person eligible must refer person to medical practitioner for second opinion
> > (1) A person’s PMP who has determined a second request from the person by determining under [section 33(a)](#GS33@Hpa@EN) that the person is eligible to access voluntary assisted dying must, in writing, refer the person to another medical practitioner for that medical practitioner to determine whether or not the person is eligible to access voluntary assisted dying.
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> > (2) A person’s PMP must not, under [subsection (1)](#GS37@Gs1@EN) , refer the person to another medical practitioner who is –
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> > > > (a) a member of the family of the PMP; or
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> > > > (b) employed by, contracted directly or indirectly by, or working under the supervision of, the PMP; or
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> > > > (c) a person who is the employer of, has a direct or indirect contract with, or is a supervisor of, the PMP.
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> > (3) Subject to [section 38](#GS38@EN) , if a medical practitioner to whom a person is referred under [subsection (1)](#GS37@Gs1@EN) –
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> > > > (a) refuses under [section 39(b)](#GS39@Hpb@EN) to accept the referral; or
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> > > > (b) ceases under [section 108](#GS108@EN) to be the person’s CMP; or
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> > > > (c) determines under [section 47(b)](#GS47@Hpb@EN) that the person is not eligible to access voluntary assisted dying –
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> > the PMP may refer the person to another medical practitioner under [subsection (1)](#GS37@Gs1@EN) .