PART 5 - TREATMENT OF PATIENTS

Division 1 - General
92. Definitions
93. Treatment of persons on remand
94. Mentally Impaired Defendants Review Board to be notified of treatment of mentally impaired defendant

Division 2 - Informed consent
95. Requirements for informed consent
96. Capacity to give informed consent
97. Explanation to be given
98. Sufficient time to be given

Division 3 - Prohibited treatment
99. Offence to administer certain treatment

Division 4 - Psychosurgery
100. Meaning of ``psychosurgery''
101. Prerequisites to psychosurgery
102. Applications for approval to perform psychosurgery
103. Board must satisfy itself of certain matters

Division 5 - Electroconvulsive therapy

Subdivision 1 - Involuntary patients and mentally impaired defendants
104. Prerequisites
105. Matters for consideration by psychiatrist
106. Reference to Board

Subdivision 2 - Other patients
107. Informed consent required

Division 6 - Other treatment, involuntary patients and mentally impaired defendants
108. Meaning of ``psychiatric treatment'' in this Division
109. Consent not required for psychiatric treatment
110. Medical treatment may be approved by the Chief Psychiatrist
111. Opinion of another psychiatrist may be requested
112. Further remedy where person dissatisfied

Division 7 - Emergency psychiatric treatment
113. Definition
114. Consent or approval dispensed with
115. Duties of person giving emergency treatment

Division 8 - Seclusion of patients
116. Definition
117. Seclusion only allowed at authorized hospital
118. Seclusion must be authorized
119. Giving of authorization
120. Special duties where patient kept in seclusion

Division 9 - Mechanical bodily restraint
121. Definition
122. Mechanical bodily restraint must be authorized
123. Giving of authorization
124. Use of restraint to be reported to Board

 

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