New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

MENTAL HEALTH REGULATION 2007 - REG 45

45 Information as to follow-up care after discharge

Without limiting section 79 of the Act, the appropriate information as to the availability of follow-up care includes:

(a) a description of patient support groups and community care groups operating in the vicinity of the mental health facility, including a description of the services provided by the groups, and the method of contacting each group, and

(b) a description of any out-patient or other services available at the mental health facility that are available to the patient, and

(c) a description of the purpose and method of obtaining community treatment orders, and

(d) a description of such other similar follow-up services as may be available in the vicinity of the mental health facility.