Assignments of patients to lists at request of provider
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27.—(1) A Health Board may, subject to sub-paragraph (3), at the request of a provider, assign a patient on the provider’s list of patients to a receiving provider’s list of patients.
(2) A request under sub-paragraph (1) must be notified in writing to the Health Board and confirm that—
(a)the patient has given written consent to the assignment; and
(b)the requesting and receiving provider have agreed to the assignment.
(3) An assignment under this paragraph may only be made where either the requesting provider or receiving provider have varied their practice area in accordance with paragraph 28.
(4) In this paragraph, “a receiving provider” may include a provider who has closed its list of patients.