Section 12: Review by psychiatrist
consolidated text (as amended). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.
12. Review by psychiatrist
(1) Where a medical officer attends to a patient, a psychiatrist shall reexamine the patient and review the admission and treatment of the patient
within 24 hours of admission.
(2) Where the psychiatrist is of opinion that the admission is warranted,
he shall confirm the admission.
(3) Where the psychiatrist finds that the admission is not warranted or
that the admission is no longer necessary, he shall discharge the patient.
(4) This section shall not apply to a patient 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
- How soon must a psychiatrist review my admission?
- Can a psychiatrist discharge me if my admission was not warranted?