sec.150Preliminary assessment

sec.150 Preliminary assessment

A National Board must, within 60 days after receipt of a referred matter under section 148 , conduct a preliminary assessment of the referred matter and decide— whether or not the referred matter relates to a person who is a health practitioner or a student registered in a health profession for which the Board is established; and whether or not the referred matter relates to a matter that is a ground for notification. Without limiting subsection (1) (b) , the National Board may decide the referred matter relates to a matter that is a ground for notification under section 144 on the basis of a number of referred matters about a person or notifications made under a law of another participating jurisdiction or made to a health complaints entity about the person, including a number of referred matters or notifications that suggest a pattern of conduct. If the National Board decides the referred matter relates to a person who is not registered in a health profession for which the Board is established but the Board reasonably suspects the person is registered in a health profession for which another National Board is established, the Board must refer the referred matter to that other Board. s 150 amd 2010 No. 14 s 16 sub 2013 No. 36 s 326 amd 2017 No. 32 s 57 (2) – (3) (sec.150-ssec.1) A National Board must, within 60 days after receipt of a referred matter under section 148 , conduct a preliminary assessment of the referred matter and decide— whether or not the referred matter relates to a person who is a health practitioner or a student registered in a health profession for which the Board is established; and whether or not the referred matter relates to a matter that is a ground for notification. (sec.150-ssec.2) Without limiting subsection (1) (b) , the National Board may decide the referred matter relates to a matter that is a ground for notification under section 144 on the basis of a number of referred matters about a person or notifications made under a law of another participating jurisdiction or made to a health complaints entity about the person, including a number of referred matters or notifications that suggest a pattern of conduct. (sec.150-ssec.3) If the National Board decides the referred matter relates to a person who is not registered in a health profession for which the Board is established but the Board reasonably suspects the person is registered in a health profession for which another National Board is established, the Board must refer the referred matter to that other Board.

• (a) whether or not the referred matter relates to a person who is a health practitioner or a student registered in a health profession for which the Board is established; and
• (b) whether or not the referred matter relates to a matter that is a ground for notification.