MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2007 - SECT 39 Medical examination of involuntary patients
MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2007 - SECT 39
Medical examination of involuntary patients39 Medical examination of involuntary patients
(cf 1990 Act, s 61)
(1) An authorised medical officer must medically examine each involuntary patient of the mental health facility, or cause each involuntary patient to be medically examined, to determine whether the patient's continued detention in the facility is necessary.
(2) The medical examinations are to be carried out at intervals of not more than 3 months.