22Medical practitioner to record first request and acceptance or refusal

#### 22 Medical practitioner to record first request and acceptance or refusal 22 Medical practitioner to record first request and acceptance or refusal > The medical practitioner must record the following in the patient’s medical record— > > > (a) the first request, > > > (b) the practitioner’s decision to accept or refuse the first request, > > > > Note— > > > > See section 21(2), which provides the only reasons for which a medical practitioner may refuse a first request. > > > (c) if the practitioner’s decision is to refuse the first request—the reason for the refusal, > > > (d) whether the practitioner has given the patient the information referred to in section 21(4)(b) and (5).