64Transfer of administering practitioner’s role

#### 64 Transfer of administering practitioner’s role 64 Transfer of administering practitioner’s role > > (1) This section applies if— > > > > > (a) a patient has made a practitioner administration decision, and > > > > > (b) the coordinating practitioner for the patient has prescribed a voluntary assisted dying substance for the patient, and > > > > > (c) the patient’s administering practitioner (the original practitioner) is unable or unwilling for any reason to administer the prescribed substance to the patient, whether the original practitioner is— > > > > > > > (i) the coordinating practitioner for the patient, or > > > > > > > (ii) a person to whom the role of administering practitioner has been transferred under subsection (2). > > > (2) The original practitioner must transfer the role of administering practitioner to another person who— > > > > > (a) is eligible to act as an administering practitioner for the patient, and > > > > > (b) accepts the transfer of the role. > > > (3) If a person (the new practitioner) accepts the transfer of the role, the original practitioner must— > > > > > (a) inform the patient— > > > > > > > (i) that the role of administering practitioner has been transferred to the new practitioner, and > > > > > > > (ii) of the new practitioner’s name and contact details, and > > > > > (b) record the transfer in the patient’s medical record, and > > > > > (c) within 5 business days after the transfer is accepted, complete the approved form (the administering practitioner transfer form) and give a copy of the form to the Board. > > > > Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. > > > (4) The administering 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 new practitioner’s name and contact details, > > > > > (d) the date the new 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. > > > (5) If the original practitioner has possession of the prescribed substance when the role is transferred— > > > > > (a) the original practitioner is authorised to supply the prescribed substance to the new practitioner, and > > > > > (b) the new practitioner is authorised to receive the prescribed substance from the original practitioner. > > > (6) The coordinating practitioner for the patient remains the coordinating practitioner despite any transfer of the role of administering practitioner under subsection (2), but subject to section 175.