Process for transfer of co‐ordinating medical practitioner role
33 Process for transfer of co‐ordinating medical practitioner role
The co-ordinating medical practitioner for a person may transfer the role of co-ordinating medical practitioner to a consulting medical practitioner for the person if—
the consulting medical practitioner has assessed the person as eligible for access to voluntary assisted dying; and
the consulting medical practitioner accepts the transfer of the role.
Within 7 days after being requested by the co‑ordinating medical practitioner to accept a transfer under subsection (1), the consulting medical practitioner must inform the co-ordinating medical practitioner whether the consulting medical practitioner accepts or refuses the transfer of the role.
If the consulting medical practitioner refuses the transfer of the role of co-ordinating medical practitioner, the co-ordinating medical practitioner for the person may—
refer the person to another registered medical practitioner to conduct a further consulting assessment; and
transfer the role of co-ordinating medical practitioner to that registered medical practitioner if that practitioner—
accepts the referral to conduct a further consulting assessment; and
assesses the person as eligible for access to voluntary assisted dying; and
accepts the transfer of the role.
(4) If the registered medical practitioner accepts a referral to conduct a further consulting assessment, the consulting assessment that previously assessed the person as eligible for access to voluntary assisted dying becomes void.
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