sec.193Health ombudsman to be notified about particular serious matters

sec.193 Health ombudsman to be notified about particular serious matters

The National Board must notify the health ombudsman as soon as practicable after— the National Board forms a reasonable belief, based on a complaint or for any other reason, that— a registered health practitioner has behaved in a way that constitutes professional misconduct; or there is another ground for suspending, cancelling or withdrawing a registered health practitioner’s registration; or a panel notifies the National Board of the panel’s belief under section 190 (2) . Subsection (1) (a) does not apply if the National Board is satisfied the health ombudsman is aware of the matter mentioned in subsection (1) (a) (i) or (ii) , including, for example, because it was the subject of a referral to the National Agency under the Health Ombudsman Act 2013 , part 9 , division 1 . On receiving the notification, the health ombudsman must ask the National Board to— refer the matter to the health ombudsman; or continue to deal with the matter under the National Law. This section does not limit the National Board’s power to do any of the following before making a notification under subsection (1) or a referral under subsection (2) — withdraw the registered health practitioner’s registration under section 85A ; accept a surrender of the registered health practitioner’s registration under section 137 ; take immediate action in relation to the registered health practitioner under Division 7 . s 193 sub 2013 No. 36 s 326 amd 2019 No. 38 s 67 ; 2022 No. 22 s 135 (sec.193-ssec.1) The National Board must notify the health ombudsman as soon as practicable after— the National Board forms a reasonable belief, based on a complaint or for any other reason, that— a registered health practitioner has behaved in a way that constitutes professional misconduct; or there is another ground for suspending, cancelling or withdrawing a registered health practitioner’s registration; or a panel notifies the National Board of the panel’s belief under section 190 (2) . (sec.193-ssec.1A) Subsection (1) (a) does not apply if the National Board is satisfied the health ombudsman is aware of the matter mentioned in subsection (1) (a) (i) or (ii) , including, for example, because it was the subject of a referral to the National Agency under the Health Ombudsman Act 2013 , part 9 , division 1 . (sec.193-ssec.2) On receiving the notification, the health ombudsman must ask the National Board to— refer the matter to the health ombudsman; or continue to deal with the matter under the National Law. (sec.193-ssec.3) This section does not limit the National Board’s power to do any of the following before making a notification under subsection (1) or a referral under subsection (2) — withdraw the registered health practitioner’s registration under section 85A ; accept a surrender of the registered health practitioner’s registration under section 137 ; take immediate action in relation to the registered health practitioner under Division 7 .