47Transfer of administering practitioner functions—transfer

47 Transfer of administering practitioner functions—transfer request made by individual (1) This section applies if an individual has an administering practitioner. (2) The individual may ask another health practitioner to become their administering practitioner (a transfer request). (3) Within 4 business days after the day the individual makes a transfer request, the other health practitioner must— (a) tell the individual whether the other health practitioner accepts or refuses to accept the request; and (b) if the other health practitioner refuses to accept the request— refer the individual to the approved care navigator service. administering practitioner requirements under section 97

unwilling to exercise the functions of an administering (5) If the other health practitioner accepts the transfer request, the other health practitioner must— (a) tell the individual and the individual’s administering practitioner about their acceptance of the request; and (b) if the individual’s coordinating practitioner is not the individual’s administering practitioner—tell the coordinating practitioner about the request acceptance; and (c) record the request acceptance in the individual’s health record; and (d) give the board written notice of the transfer within 4 business days after the day the other health practitioner tells the individual that they accept the request; and (e) tell the original practitioner about the notice given under paragraph (d) as soon as practicable after giving the notice. Maximum penalty (paragraph (d)): 20 penalty units. (7) When the other health practitioner gives the board notice under subsection (5) (d)— administering practitioner (the new practitioner); and (b) the administering practitioner functions transfer to the new