Eligibility to carry out an eligibility assessment
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7. A person is eligible to carry out an eligibility assessment(1) if that person is—
(a)approved under section 12 of the Mental Health Act 1983 and is eligible to carry out a mental health assessment; or
(b)an approved mental health professional and is eligible to carry out a best interests assessment.
(1)
An eligibility assessment is an assessment carried out under paragraph 46 of Schedule A1 to the Act.