Patient Safety (Notifiable Incidents and Open Disclosure) Act 2023

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Statements specifying information given at certain meetings

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

(a) a Part 5 review disclosure meeting that is held in person and the provision of the statement referred to in section 49 (5) to a patient or relevant person (or both of them) in accordance with section 49 (2) and the statement referred to in section 49 (2)(d),

(b) an additional Part 5 review information meeting that is held in person and the provision of the statement referred to in section 53 (3) to a patient or relevant person (or both of them) in accordance with section 53 (1), and

(c) a clarification provided under section 54 and the provision of the statement referred to in section 54 (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 Part 5 review disclosure meeting that is held other than in person and the provision of the statement referred to in section 49 (5) to a patient or relevant person (or both of them) in accordance with section 49 (2) and the statement referred to in section 49 (2)(d),

(b) an additional Part 5 review information meeting that is held other than in person and the provision of the statement referred to in section 53 (3) to a patient or relevant person (or both of them) in accordance with section 53 (1), and

(c) a clarification provided under section 54 that is made other than in person and the provision of the statement referred to in section 54 (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.