Mental Health Act · 2023 Revised Edition · Part · Community Mental Health Centre
32. Community care treatment
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
An involuntary patient who has been discharged or granted leave of absence from a psychiatric facility may be required by the Board or the officer in charge or any officer authorised by him, as the case may be, to undergo community care treatment at any community mental health centre.
involuntary patient
“involuntary patient” means a person admitted into and detained in a psychiatric facility under section 8(1), detained in a psychiatric facility under section 7(4), 12(1) or 12(3) or admitted into a psychiatric facility by an order of the court made under section 44 or 62;
The community care treatment at any community mental health centre shall be provided on an out-patient basis, and no patient shall be kept in any part of a community mental health centre for more than 24 hours.
community mental health centre
“community mental health centre” means a Government community mental health centre or a private community mental health centre;
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An involuntary patient who fails to comply with the requirement under subsection (1) may be taken into custody by any police officer, medical social officer or any person authorised in writing by the officer in charge of the psychiatric facility for the purpose of bringing him to be examined by a designated medical practitioner of the psychiatric facility.
medical social officer
“medical social officer” means a member of Medical Social Work Services in the Ministry of Health;
Terms defined in s 2
Board
Defined · s 2“Board” means a Board of Visitors appointed under regulations made under section 77(1);
community mental health centre
Defined · s 2“community mental health centre” means a Government community mental health centre or a private community mental health centre;
designated medical practitioner
Defined · s 2“designated medical practitioner”, in relation to any psychiatric facility, means a medical practitioner who is working in the psychiatric facility and who is designated by name or office in writing by the Director-General or such public officer as he may appoint, for the purposes of this Act;
involuntary patient
Defined · s 2“involuntary patient” means a person admitted into and detained in a psychiatric facility under section 8(1), detained in a psychiatric facility under section 7(4), 12(1) or 12(3) or admitted into a psychiatric facility by an order of the court made under section 44 or 62;
medical social officer
Defined · s 2“medical social officer” means a member of Medical Social Work Services in the Ministry of Health;
officer in charge
Defined · s 2“officer in charge” means the person responsible for the management and control of a psychiatric facility and for the supervision of the medical staff, nursing staff, technical staff and ancillary staff employed in that facility;
psychiatric facility
Defined · s 2“psychiatric facility” means a Government psychiatric facility or a private psychiatric facility;
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Visits, Examination and Review by Board of Visitors
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Quality of Psychiatric Healthcare Facilities and Services
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Proceedings in Inquiries Into Mental Disorder
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