Information to be given on prescribing a voluntary assisted dying substance
74 Information to be given on prescribing a voluntary assisted dying substance
The coordinating medical practitioner for a person must, before prescribing a voluntary assisted dying substance in accordance with a self administration permit, inform the person—
how to self administer the voluntary assisted dying substance; and
that the person is not under any obligation to obtain the voluntary assisted dying substance and may at any time return an unfilled prescription to the coordinating medical practitioner; and
that the voluntary assisted dying substance must be stored in a locked box that satisfies the prescribed specifications; and
that the person is not under any obligation to self administer the voluntary assisted dying substance; and
that any unfilled prescription must be returned to the coordinating medical practitioner for destruction on the making of a request under section 71;
and
that the person or the relevant contact person must return to a pharmacist at the dispensing pharmacy for disposal any dispensed voluntary assisted dying substance—
that the person decides not to self administer; or
that the person does not self administer before making a request under section 71;
and
that the relevant contact person must return to a pharmacist at the dispensing pharmacy for disposal any dispensed voluntary assisted dying substance that is not self administered after the person dies.
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