Health Care Decision Making Act 2023

A health care provider must give written notice to the Public

Guardian of any instance when:

the health care provider is aware of the health care decision maker refusing to consent to significant treatment for an adult with impaired decision making capacity; and

the health care provider believes on reasonable grounds that the health care decision maker does not know, and cannot infer, the wishes and views of the adult with impaired decision making capacity.

Note for section 56

The Public Guardian has powers under the Guardianship of Adults Act 2016 to take action if appropriate in the circumstances.