sec.290Second opinion about treatment and care

sec.290 Second opinion about treatment and care

This section applies if an authorised mental health service has been unable to resolve a complaint about the provision of treatment and care to a patient. The patient, or an interested person for the patient, may request the administrator of the service to obtain a second opinion from another health practitioner, including another psychiatrist, about the patient’s treatment and care. The administrator must make arrangements to obtain the second opinion— from a health practitioner who is independent of the patient’s treating team; and in the way required under a policy or practice guideline. (sec.290-ssec.1) This section applies if an authorised mental health service has been unable to resolve a complaint about the provision of treatment and care to a patient. (sec.290-ssec.2) The patient, or an interested person for the patient, may request the administrator of the service to obtain a second opinion from another health practitioner, including another psychiatrist, about the patient’s treatment and care. (sec.290-ssec.3) The administrator must make arrangements to obtain the second opinion— from a health practitioner who is independent of the patient’s treating team; and in the way required under a policy or practice guideline.

• (a) from a health practitioner who is independent of the patient’s treating team; and
• (b) in the way required under a policy or practice guideline.