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Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2021
sec.47Transfer of coordinating practitioner’s role
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### sec.47 Transfer of coordinating practitioner’s role
The coordinating practitioner for a person requesting access to voluntary assisted dying (the original practitioner ) may transfer the role of coordinating practitioner to the consulting practitioner for the person if—
the consulting practitioner has assessed the person as meeting the requirements of a consulting assessment; and
the consulting practitioner accepts the transfer of the role.
The transfer of the role may be—
at the request of the person; or
on the original practitioner’s own initiative.
Within 2 business days after being requested by the original practitioner to accept a transfer under subsection (1) , the consulting practitioner must inform the original practitioner whether the consulting practitioner accepts or refuses the transfer of the role.
If the consulting practitioner accepts the transfer of the role, the original practitioner must—
inform the person of the transfer; and
record the transfer in the person’s medical record; and
within 2 business days after acceptance of the transfer, complete a record of the acceptance of the transfer in the approved form and give a copy of it to the board.
Maximum penalty for paragraph (c) —100 penalty units.
If the consulting practitioner refuses the transfer of the role, the original practitioner may—
refer the person to another medical practitioner for a further consulting assessment; and
transfer the role of coordinating practitioner to that medical practitioner if the practitioner—
accepts the referral for a further consulting assessment; and
assesses the person as meeting the requirements of a consulting assessment; and
accepts the transfer of the role.
On acceptance of the referral for a further consulting assessment, the consulting assessment that previously assessed the person as meeting the requirements of a consulting assessment becomes void.
(sec.47-ssec.1) The coordinating practitioner for a person requesting access to voluntary assisted dying (the original practitioner ) may transfer the role of coordinating practitioner to the consulting practitioner for the person if— the consulting practitioner has assessed the person as meeting the requirements of a consulting assessment; and the consulting practitioner accepts the transfer of the role.
(sec.47-ssec.2) The transfer of the role may be— at the request of the person; or on the original practitioner’s own initiative.
(sec.47-ssec.3) Within 2 business days after being requested by the original practitioner to accept a transfer under subsection (1) , the consulting practitioner must inform the original practitioner whether the consulting practitioner accepts or refuses the transfer of the role.
(sec.47-ssec.4) If the consulting practitioner accepts the transfer of the role, the original practitioner must— inform the person of the transfer; and record the transfer in the person’s medical record; and within 2 business days after acceptance of the transfer, complete a record of the acceptance of the transfer in the approved form and give a copy of it to the board. Maximum penalty for paragraph (c) —100 penalty units.
(sec.47-ssec.5) If the consulting practitioner refuses the transfer of the role, the original practitioner may— refer the person to another medical practitioner for a further consulting assessment; and transfer the role of coordinating practitioner to that medical practitioner if the practitioner— accepts the referral for a further consulting assessment; and assesses the person as meeting the requirements of a consulting assessment; and accepts the transfer of the role.
(sec.47-ssec.6) On acceptance of the referral for a further consulting assessment, the consulting assessment that previously assessed the person as meeting the requirements of a consulting assessment becomes void.
- (a) the consulting practitioner has assessed the person as meeting the requirements of a consulting assessment; and
- (b) the consulting practitioner accepts the transfer of the role.
- (a) at the request of the person; or
- (b) on the original practitioner’s own initiative.
- (a) inform the person of the transfer; and
- (b) record the transfer in the person’s medical record; and
- (c) within 2 business days after acceptance of the transfer, complete a record of the acceptance of the transfer in the approved form and give a copy of it to the board. Maximum penalty for paragraph (c) —100 penalty units.
- (a) refer the person to another medical practitioner for a further consulting assessment; and
- (b) transfer the role of coordinating practitioner to that medical practitioner if the practitioner— (i) accepts the referral for a further consulting assessment; and (ii) assesses the person as meeting the requirements of a consulting assessment; and (iii) accepts the transfer of the role.
- (i) accepts the referral for a further consulting assessment; and
- (ii) assesses the person as meeting the requirements of a consulting assessment; and
- (iii) accepts the transfer of the role.
- (i) accepts the referral for a further consulting assessment; and
- (ii) assesses the person as meeting the requirements of a consulting assessment; and
- (iii) accepts the transfer of the role.