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Substance Addiction (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 2017

Assessment and treatment of persons suffering from severe substance addiction - Administration and public assistance - Clinicians

96: Designation of bodies for purposes of definition of health professional

You could also call this:

"The Minister picks a company to help decide who is a health professional, like a doctor or social worker."

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The Minister can choose a company to help decide who is a health professional. You need to look at section 4 to understand what a health professional is. The Minister will choose a company if it sets good standards for people who treat those with severe substance addiction and can identify who meets those standards.

The Minister can also choose a company to help decide who is a health professional for social workers. The company must set good standards for social workers and be able to identify who meets those standards. You can find more information about what the Minister is looking for in section 4.

When the Minister chooses a company, they must make it public, which is called secondary legislation. You can learn more about secondary legislation in Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.

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96Designation of bodies for purposes of definition of health professional

  1. The Minister may, by notice, designate a body corporate for the purposes of paragraph (d) of the definition of health professional in section 4 if the Minister is satisfied that the body—

  2. sets appropriate standards for classes of practitioners who treat, or assist in the treatment of, persons who suffer from severe substance addiction; and
    1. has reliable systems for identifying practitioners who meet the standards.

      1. The Minister may, by notice, designate a body corporate for the purposes of paragraph (e) of the definition of health professional in section 4 if the Minister is satisfied that the body—

      2. sets appropriate standards for social workers; and
        1. has reliable systems for identifying social workers who meet the standards.

          1. A notice under this section is secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

          Notes
          • Section 96(1): amended, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).
          • Section 96(2): amended, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).
          • Section 96(3): replaced, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).