180Health Secretary may approve training, information and other resources

180 Health Secretary may approve training, information and other resources

180 Health Secretary may approve training, information and other resources

The Health Secretary may approve training, information and other resources about the following matters—

(a) the operation of this Act in relation to medical practitioners and other health practitioners, including the functions of coordinating practitioners, consulting practitioners and administering practitioners,

(b) assessing whether or not a patient meets the eligibility criteria,

(c) identifying and assessing risk factors for pressure or duress, including elder abuse and abuse of other vulnerable persons,

Note—

See the definition of pressure or duress in the Dictionary in Schedule 1.

(d) matters that will help coordinating practitioners and consulting practitioners comply with the practitioners’ obligations under this Act to provide information to patients about palliative care options,

(e) other matters relating to the operation of this Act.