Patient Safety (Notifiable Incidents and Open Disclosure) Act 2023

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Statements specifying information given at certain meetings

24. (1) Subsection (2) shall apply for the purposes of—

(a) a notifiable information disclosure meeting that is held in person and the provision of the statement referred to in section 18 (5) to a patient or relevant person (or both of them) in accordance with section 18 (2)(c) and the statement referred to in section 18 (2)(d),

(b) an additional notifiable information meeting that is held in person and the provision of the statement referred to in section 22 (3) to a patient or relevant person (or both of them) in accordance with section 22 (1)(c), and

(c) a clarification provided under section 23 and the provision of the statement referred to in section 23 (3)(b) to a patient or relevant person (or both of them) in accordance with that section.

(2) A health services provider shall—

(a) give the statements referred to in subsection (1)(a) to the patient or relevant person (or both of them)—

(i) at the meeting referred to in subsection (1)(a), or

(ii) not later than 5 days from the date on which the meeting referred to in subsection (1)(a) was held,

and

(b) give the statement referred to in subsection (1)(b) or (1)(c), to the patient or relevant person (or both of them)—

(i) at the meeting referred to in subsection (1)(b), or as the case may be, at a clarification referred to in subsection (1)(c), or

(ii) not later than 5 days from the date on which the meeting referred to in subsection (1)(b), or as the case may be, the clarification referred to in subsection (1)(c), was held.

(3) Subsection (4) shall apply for the purposes of—

(a) a notifiable information disclosure meeting that is held other than in person and the provision of the statement referred to in section 18 (5) to a patient or relevant person (or both of them) in accordance with section 18 (2)(c) and the statement referred to in section 18 (2)(d),

(b) an additional notifiable information meeting that is held other than in person and the provision of the statement referred to in section 22 (3) to a patient or relevant person (or both of them) in accordance with section 22 (1)(c), and

(c) a clarification provided under section 23 that is made other than in person and the provision of the statement referred to in section 23 (3)(b) to a patient or relevant person (or both of them) in accordance with that section.

(4) A health services provider shall give—

(a) the statements referred to in subsection (3)(a) to the patient or relevant person (or as the case may be both of them) not later than 5 days from the day on which that meeting was held, and

(b) the statement referred to in subsection (3)(b) or (c) to the patient or relevant person (or as the case may be both of them) not later than 5 days from the day on which the meeting referred to in subsection (3)(b), or as the case may be the clarification referred to in subsection (3)(c), was held.