Article 7 Removals from the list of patients who are violent
This article applies where, on or before 31st March 2004, a person had been removed from a relevant medical practitioner’s list of patients with immediate effect pursuant to paragraph 9(2) of Schedule 1 to the 1995 Regulations but–
confirmation in writing had not yet been given to the Health Board under paragraph 9(3);
reasonable steps had not yet been taken by the relevant medical practitioner under paragraph 9(5) to inform the person whose name had been removed; or
written notice of the removal had not yet been given to the person by the Health Board under regulation 27(6) of the 1995 Regulationsf1.
In a case to which paragraph (1)(a) applies written confirmation of the request for removal shall be given to the Health Board by the succeeding contractor within 7 days from the date on which notification was given under paragraph 9(2).
In a case to which paragraph (1)(b) applies, reasonable steps shall be taken by the succeeding contractor to inform the patient of the request for removal.
In a case to which paragraph (1)(c) applies, the Health Board shall send written notice of the removal to the patient.
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Regulation 27 was amended by S.I. 1998/660, S.S.I. 1999/54 and S.S.I. 2003/443.