175Transfer of coordinating practitioner’s role

#### 175 Transfer of coordinating practitioner’s role 175 Transfer of coordinating practitioner’s role > > (1) The coordinating practitioner for a patient (the original practitioner) may transfer the role of coordinating practitioner to another medical practitioner for the patient if— > > > > > (a) the consulting practitioner has assessed the patient as eligible for access to voluntary assisted dying, and > > > > > (b) the other medical practitioner accepts the transfer of the role. > > > (2) The transfer of the role may be— > > > > > (a) at the patient’s request, or > > > > > (b) on the original practitioner’s own initiative. > > > (3) Within 5 business days after being asked by the original practitioner to accept a transfer under subsection (1), the other medical practitioner must inform the original practitioner whether the medical practitioner accepts or refuses the transfer of the role. > > > (4) If the other medical practitioner accepts the transfer of the role, the original practitioner must— > > > > > (a) inform the patient of the transfer, and > > > > > (b) record the transfer in the patient’s medical record, and > > > > > (c) within 5 business days after accepting the transfer— > > > > > > > (i) complete the approved form (the coordinating practitioner transfer form), and > > > > > > > (ii) give a copy of the coordinating practitioner transfer form to the Board. > > > > Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. > > > (5) The coordinating practitioner transfer form must include the following— > > > > > (a) the patient’s name, date of birth and contact details, > > > > > (b) the original practitioner’s name and contact details, > > > > > (c) the other medical practitioner’s name and contact details, > > > > > (d) the date the other medical practitioner accepted the transfer, > > > > > (e) the date the patient was informed of the transfer, > > > > > (f) the original practitioner’s signature and the date the form was signed. > > > (6) If the other medical practitioner refuses the transfer of the role, the original practitioner may— > > > > > (a) refer the patient 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 patient as eligible for access to voluntary assisted dying, and > > > > > > > (iii) accepts the transfer of the role. > > > (7) On accepting the referral for a further consulting assessment, the consulting assessment that previously assessed the patient as eligible for access to voluntary assisted dying becomes void.