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Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022
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#### 71 Board must decide application
71 Board must decide application
> > (1) As soon as practicable after receiving an application for a voluntary assisted dying substance authorisation from the patient’s coordinating practitioner, the Board must—
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> > > (a) consider the application, and
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> > > (b) decide to—
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> > > > (i) approve the application, or
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> > > > (ii) if section 72 applies—refuse the application.
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> > (2) If the Board decides to approve the application, the Board must, as soon as practicable after making the decision, grant a voluntary assisted dying substance authority, in the approved form, in relation to the patient.
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> > (3) A voluntary assisted dying substance authority must include the following information—
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> > > (a) the patient’s name and address,
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> > > (b) the name of the patient’s coordinating practitioner,
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> > > (c) the period during which the patient’s coordinating practitioner may prescribe a prescribed substance under the authority,
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> > > (d) other information required by the Health Secretary.
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> > (4) A voluntary assisted dying substance authority may relate to a voluntary assisted dying substance that may be self-administered or administered to a person.