Information to be given to individual after first assessment and consulting assessment—Act, s 16 (3) and s 23 (3)
6 Information to be given to individual after first assessment and consulting assessment—Act, s 16 (3) and s 23 (3)
The following information is prescribed:
the individual’s diagnosis and prognosis;
the treatment options available to the individual;
the likely outcome of the treatment options;
the palliative care options available to the individual;
the likely outcome of the palliative care options;
information about the request and assessment process, including the requirement for an individual’s second request to be signed in the presence of 2 eligible witnesses;
a statement that the individual may choose to self-administer an approved substance or have an approved substance administered to them by a health practitioner;
the potential complications of an approved substance being administered by or to the individual;
a statement that death of the individual is the expected outcome of an approved substance being administered by or to the individual;
a statement about the effect of the Act, section 9 (1) (No obligation to continue with request to access voluntary assisted dying);
a statement that the individual may wish to tell their other treating health practitioners that they have made a request to access voluntary assisted dying.
In this section:
eligible witness—see the Act, section 27 (6).
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