Patient Safety (Notifiable Incidents and Open Disclosure) Act 2023
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. |