24Dispute about Authority’s assessment—determination by assessor

#### 24 Dispute about Authority’s assessment—determination by assessor 24 Dispute about Authority’s assessment—determination by assessor > > (1) If a participant in the Scheme disputes an assessment or any aspect of an assessment by the Authority of the treatment and care needs of the participant, the Authority must, at the request of the participant, refer the dispute to an assessor for determination. > > > (2) A participant cannot make such a request more than 28 days after the Authority gives the participant a copy of the Authority’s certificate of assessment of the treatment and care needs of the participant. > > > (3) The Authority is to appoint health professionals and other suitably qualified persons to be assessors for the purposes of this Part. > > > (4) The assessor who determines a dispute about the treatment and care needs of a participant is to give a certificate to the Authority and the participant certifying as to the assessor’s determination and setting out the assessor’s reasons for any finding on which the determination is based.