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End-of-Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Act 2021
39Medical practitioner must accept or refuse to accept referral
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39 Medical practitioner must accept or refuse to accept referral
A medical practitioner to whom a person is referred under section 37(1) by a PMP in relation to the person must, within 48 hours, by notice in writing to the PMP –
(a) accept the referral; or
(b) refuse to accept the referral.