LawgistThe Mental Healthcare Act
85Admission of person with mental illness as independent patient in mental health establishment
(1) For the purposes of this Act, "independent patient or an independent admission" refers to the admission of person with mental illness, to a mental health establishment, who has the capacity to make mental healthcare and treatment decisions or requires minimal support in making decisions.
(2) All admissions in the mental health establishment shall, as far as possible, be independent admissions except when such conditions exist as make supported admission unavoidable.
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ADMISSION, TREATMENT AND DISCHARGE
- 85 Admission of person with mental illness as independent patient in mental health establishment
- 86 Independent admission and treatment
- 87 Admission of minor
- 88 Discharge of independent patients
- 89 Admission and treatment of persons with mental illness, with high support needs, in mental health establishment, up to thirty days (supported admission)
- 90 Admission and treatment of persons with mental illness, with high support needs, in mental health establishment, beyond thirty days (supported admission beyond thirty days)
- 91 Leave of absence
- 92 Absence without leave or discharge
- 93 Transfer of persons with mental illness from one mental health establishment to another mental health establishment
- 94 Emergency treatment
- 95 Prohibited procedures
- 96 Restriction on psychosurgery for persons with mental illness
- 97 Restraints and seclusion
- 98 Discharge planning
- 99 Research
