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34.1 (1) The director must give a notice to a patient on. (a) the patient's admission to a designated facility under section 20 (1) (a) (ii), or. (b) the making of a report under section 20 (4) in respect of the patient's admission under section 20 (1) (a) (ii). (2) A notice under this section must be given in writing in the prescribed form and ...
- Part 1 — Interpretation
- Part 2 — Administration
- Part 3 — Admission and Detention of Patients
- Part 4 — Regulations
1In this Act: "approved home"means a home selected and approved under the regulations made under this Act; "court"means the Supreme Court; "director"means a person who is appointed in charge of a Provincial mental health facility and includes a person authorized by a director to exercise a power or carry out a duty conferred or imposed on the direc...
2The Lieutenant Governor in Council may establish and maintain facilities and services for the examination, diagnosis and treatment of mentally disordered persons and the rehabilitation of patients and for that purpose may, by order, authorize the minister, for the government, to acquire, manage and operate property. 3(1) The minister may designate...
18Despite anything in this Act, a director or person who has authority to admit persons to a Provincial mental health facility must not admit a person to a Provincial mental health facility if (a) suitable accommodation is not available within the Provincial mental health facility for the care, treatment and maintenance of the patient, or (b) in th...
43(1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations referred to in sec-tion 41 of the Interpretation Act. (2) Without limiting subsection (1), the Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations as follows: (a) prescribing forms; (b) for the selection, approval and operation of approved homes; (c) governing the establishment, developm...
Voluntary treatment under the B.C. Mental Health Act means that the person is able and willing to seek treatment and support for their mental illness when they need it. In this case the person may seek treatment voluntarily, or by choice, at a hospital setting, from a family doctor, a psychiatrist (mental health doctor) or at a community mental health and substance use centre .
Sep 15, 2022 · Mental Health Act. Last updated on September 15, 2022. British Columbia's Mental Health Act has important implications for individuals requiring involuntary treatment or receiving voluntary treatment under the act, their families and service providers. The Mental Health Act. Guide to the Mental Health Act (PDF, 5.1MB)
The rates of detention and involuntary treatment under BC’s Mental Health Act have doubled in the last 15 years. [13] There are now over 20,000 people detained under the Mental Health Act in BC every year. [14] To put that in perspective, there were only 662 patients at Riverview Hospital in the year 2000. [15]
nd Mind: Mental Health Law and Policy in CanadaCanada’s decision in R v Le (Le) significantly alters the landscape for mental health apprehensions.7 The Court in Le adopted a test for what constitutes an arbitrary detention under section 9 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (Charter) that parallels the test for a reasonable search ...
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Once you have a hearing scheduled, if you need help finding an advocate or lawyer to represent you, call the Mental Health Law Program: 604-685-3425 in the Lower Mainland. 1-888-685-6222 elsewhere in BC. 10 am–noon & 1:30 pm–4:30 pm, Monday to Friday.
