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.