HEALTH SERVICES ACT 1997 - SECT 99A
Duty of chief executive to report certain conduct of visiting practitioner
HEALTH SERVICES ACT 1997 - SECT 99A
Duty of chief executive to report certain conduct of visiting practitioner
99A Duty of chief executive to report certain conduct of visiting practitioner
(1) The chief executive of a public health organisation is to report to the
relevant professional council any conduct of a visiting practitioner that the
chief executive suspects on reasonable grounds may constitute professional
misconduct or unsatisfactory professional conduct under the Health
Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW) .
(2) In this section,
"relevant professional council" means--
(a) in relation to a visiting
practitioner who is a medical practitioner, the Medical Council of New South
Wales, or
(b) in relation to a visiting practitioner who is a dentist, the
Dental Council of New South Wales.
(3) If a chief executive is required to
report the same conduct under this section and under section 142 of the Health
Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW) , compliance with either section,
or with alternative reporting requirements approved by the Health Secretary,
satisfies the requirements of both sections.
(4) A report made because of a
requirement under this section is taken to be a complaint both for the
purposes of Part 8 of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW)
and for the purposes of the Health Care Complaints Act 1993 (including
sections 96 and 98 of that Act).
