Part 2Regulation of health professions and health and social care workforce
The Office of the Health Professions Adjudicator
104Clinical and other specialist advisers
1
The OHPA may appoint, or arrange for the appointment of, persons to be clinical advisers.
2
Any clinical advisers are appointed for the purpose of giving advice to the OHPA’s fitness to practise panels on issues relating to health that arise in proceedings before them.
3
The OHPA may also appoint, or arrange for the appointment of, persons to act as specialist advisers on issues on which the OHPA considers that specialist knowledge is required.
4
Any specialist advisers are appointed for the purpose of giving advice to the OHPA’s fitness to practise panels on issues falling within the advisers' speciality arising in proceedings before them.
5
To be eligible for appointment as a clinical adviser or specialist adviser a person must have such qualifications and satisfy such other conditions as are specified by rules.
6
An adviser appointed under subsection (1) or (3)—
a
may be appointed either generally or for any particular proceedings or class of proceedings, and
b
holds and vacates office in accordance with the terms of the adviser’s appointment.
7
The OHPA may pay such fees, allowances and expenses to an adviser appointed under subsection (1) or (3) as it may determine.
8
Rules may make provision about the functions of advisers appointed under subsection (1) or (3).
9
In this section “rules” means rules made by the OHPA.