Patient to appoint contact person
65 Patient to appoint contact person
The patient must appoint a person as the contact person for the patient.
A person is eligible for appointment if the person has reached 18 years of age.
Without limiting who can be appointed as the contact person, the patient may appoint their coordinating practitioner, their consulting practitioner or another registered health practitioner.
A person cannot be appointed as the contact person unless the person consents to the appointment.
The patient may revoke the appointment of the contact person.
If the patient revokes the appointment of the contact person —
the patient must inform the person of the revocation; and
the person ceases to be the contact person for the patient on being informed under paragraph (a); and
the patient must make another appointment under subsection (1).
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