61Coordinating practitioner to notify Board about prescription of substance

61 Coordinating practitioner to notify Board about prescription of substance

61 Coordinating practitioner to notify Board about prescription of substance

(1) Within 5 business days after prescribing a voluntary assisted dying substance for the patient, the patient’s coordinating practitioner must—

(a) complete the approved form for the prescription of the voluntary assisted dying substance (the prescription form) including the information required by subsection (2), and

(b) give the Board a copy of the prescription form.

Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.

(2) The prescription form must include the following—

(a) the patient’s name, date of birth and contact details,

(b) the coordinating practitioner’s name and contact details,

(c) a statement confirming the coordinating practitioner has complied with section 73(2) or (3),

(d) the date the prescription for the voluntary assisted dying substance was issued,

(e) the coordinating practitioner’s name and the date the form was signed.