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Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022
33Medical practitioner to record referral and acceptance or refusal
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33 Medical practitioner to record referral and acceptance or refusal
33 Medical practitioner to record referral and acceptance or refusal
The medical practitioner must record the following in the patient’s medical record—
(a) the referral,
(b) the practitioner’s decision to accept or refuse the referral,
(c) if the practitioner’s decision is to refuse the referral—the reason for the refusal.