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305. Health assessments.

The registrar¹ may appoint a panel of medical examiners² for the purpose of carrying out health assessments³. The registrar must direct the practitioner⁴ within 14 days to agree to attend before two medical examiners selected by the registrar from such panel⁵. The registrar must make arrangements for any assessment to be carried out

(6) Professional Conduct And Fitness To Practise

281. Functions of the investigation committee.

282. Determinations of the case examiners.

283. Impaired fitness to practise.

284. What constitutes misconduct.

285. Directions by Medical Practitioners Tribunal relating to fitness to practise.

286. Actions by registrar relating to fitness to practise.

287. Indefinite suspension in health cases.

288. Immediate suspension and conditional registration.

289. Interim orders.

290. Restoration to the register.

291. Disclosure of information and notification of investigations.

292. Rules.

293. Administration of oaths; attendance of witnesses.

294. Legal assessors and legally qualified chairs: appointment and rules.

295. Functions of legal assessors and legally qualified chairs.

296. Case managers

297. Validity of proceedings.

298. When directions take effect.

299. Recording of directions.

300. Effect of directions or orders on a licence to practise.

301. Initial consideration and referral of allegations.

302. Preliminary procedure.

303. Consideration by case examiners.

304. Determinations by the investigation committee in cases referred from case examiners.

305. Health assessments.

306. Performance assessments.

307. Knowledge of English Assessments.

308. Undertakings.

309. Warnings.

310. Review of decisions.

311. Notice of hearing.

312. Case management.

313. Cancellation, postponement or adjournment of hearings.

314. Miscellaneous powers of the investigation committee and panels.

315. Evidence.

316. Witnesses.

317. Hearings to be in public.

318. Notes and transcript of proceedings.

319. Decisions.

320. Procedure.

321. Review hearings.

322. Applications for restoration to the register.

323. Disqualifying decisions and determinations by regulatory bodies.

324. Requesting an assessment.

325. Failure to comply with assessment.

326. Assessment teams and individual assessors.

327. Proceedings and procedures of assessment teams.

328. Interim orders.

329. Requirement to nominate or appoint responsible officer.

330. Power to make regulations for responsibilities of responsible officer.

331. Responsibilities of responsible officer.

332. Co-operation between prescribed bodies.

333. Appealable decisions.