Part 7Compulsory treatment orders

Chapter 4Review of orders

Mandatory reviews by responsible medical officer

I177First mandatory review

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This section applies where a compulsory treatment order is made in respect of a patient.

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The patient’s responsible medical officer shall, during the appropriate period, carry out a review in respect of the order (such review being referred to in this Part of this Act as the “first review”) by complying with the requirements in subsection (3) below.

3

Those requirements are—

a

to—

i

carry out a medical examination of the patient; or

ii

make arrangements for an approved medical practitioner to carry out such a medical examination;

b

to consider—

i

whether the conditions mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (d) of section 64(5) of this Act continue to apply in respect of the patient; and

ii

whether it continues to be necessary for the patient to be subject to a compulsory treatment order; and

c

to consult—

i

the mental health officer;

ii

such persons as are mentioned in subsection (4) below as the responsible medical officer considers appropriate; and

iii

such other persons as the responsible medical officer considers appropriate.

4

The persons referred to in subsection (3)(c)(ii) above are—

a

persons who appear to the responsible medical officer to provide medical treatment of the kind that is set out in the patient’s care plan;

b

if any community care services or relevant services are set out in that plan, persons who appear to the responsible medical officer to provide services of that kind;

c

if any other treatment, care or service is set out in that plan, persons who appear to the responsible medical officer to provide treatment, care or a service of that kind.

5

In subsection (2) above, “appropriate period” means the period of 2 months ending with the day on which the compulsory treatment order ceases to authorise the measures specified in it.