Western Australian Current Acts

VOLUNTARY ASSISTED DYING ACT 2019 - SECT 29

29 .         Recording and notification of outcome of first assessment

        (1)         The coordinating practitioner must inform the patient of the outcome of the first assessment as soon as practicable after its completion.

        (2)         Within 2 business days after completing the first assessment, the coordinating practitioner must complete the approved form (the first assessment report form ) and give a copy of it to the Board.

        (3)         As soon as practicable after completing the first assessment report form, the coordinating practitioner must give a copy of it to the patient.

        (4)         The first assessment report form must include the following —

            (a)         the name, date of birth and contact details of the patient;

            (b)         the following information in respect of the patient —

                  (i)         gender;

                  (ii)         nationality;

                  (iii)         ethnicity;

                  (iv)         whether the patient has a disability;

                  (v)         whether the patient’s first language is a language other than English;

                  (vi)         whether the coordinating practitioner engaged an interpreter in accordance with section 162(2) to communicate the information in section 27 to the patient;

            (c)         the name and contact details of the coordinating practitioner;

            (d)         a statement confirming that the coordinating practitioner meets the requirements of section 17(2);

            (e)         the date when the first request was made;

            (f)         the date when the first assessment was completed;

            (g)         the outcome of the first assessment, including the coordinating practitioner’s decision in respect of each of the eligibility criteria;

            (h)         the date when the patient was informed of the outcome of the first assessment;

                  (i)         if the patient was referred under section 26(2) or (3), the outcome of the referral (including a copy of any report given by the registered health practitioner or other person to whom the patient was referred);

            (j)         if the patient was assisted by an interpreter when having the first assessment, the name, contact details and accreditation details of the interpreter;

            (k)         the palliative care and treatment options available to the patient and the likely outcomes of that care and treatment;

            (l)         the signature of the coordinating practitioner and the date when the form was signed.