Section 11:
consolidated text (as amended). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.
11. Steps to be taken on admission
(1) Where a patient is admitted to a centre, the medical officer or psychiatrist admitting him shall—
(a) perform a general medical examination of the patient;
(b) whenever practicable, inform the patient or his next of kin of the
reasons for his admission;
(c) enter the specific reasons for admission in the patient’s record;
(d) file an admission report in the form specified in the First Schedule
in the patient’s record and send a copy of the report to the
Commission.
(2) Subsection (1) (d) shall not apply to a person ordered by a Court to
be confined under section 74 or 115 of the Criminal Procedure Act.
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Questions this section answers
- What must a doctor do when I am admitted to a mental health care centre?
- Must I be told the reasons for my admission?