Patient Safety (Notifiable Incidents and Open Disclosure) Act 2023
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Health practitioner to inform health services provider of notifiable incident | ||
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6. (1) Without prejudice to section 5 , where, in the opinion of a health practitioner a notifiable incident has occurred in relation to a patient, the health practitioner shall, as soon as practicable, inform the health services provider which is, at the time he or she has formed the opinion, providing the health service to the patient. | ||
(2) A health practitioner shall inform the health services provider referred to in subsection (1) whether— | ||
(a) the notifiable incident may have occurred during the provision of a health service to the patient by— | ||
(i) that provider, or | ||
(ii) another health services provider, | ||
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(b) he or she is unsure when the notifiable incident occurred. |