66Patient to appoint contact person

66 Patient to appoint contact person

66 Patient to appoint contact person

(1) The patient must appoint a person as the patient’s contact person.

(2) A person is eligible for appointment if the person is an adult.

(3) Without limiting who may be appointed as the contact person, the patient may appoint—

(a) the patient’s coordinating practitioner, or

(b) the patient’s consulting practitioner, or

(c) another registered health practitioner.

(4) A person must not be appointed as the contact person unless the person consents to the appointment.

(5) The patient may revoke the appointment of the contact person.

(6) If the patient revokes the appointment of the contact person—

(a) the patient must inform the person of the revocation, and

(b) the person ceases to be the contact person for the patient on being informed under paragraph (a), and

(c) the patient must make another appointment under subsection (1).