Guardianship Regulation 2026
14Experimental special medical treatment to which Tribunal may consent
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14 Experimental special medical treatment to which Tribunal may consent
14 Experimental special medical treatment to which Tribunal may consent
For the Act, section 45(3)(b), the following medical treatment is prescribed special treatment—
(a) treatment involving the administration to a patient of one or more restricted substances to affect the central nervous system of the patient, but only if the following are outside the accepted mode of treatment for a patient of that kind—
(i) the dosage levels, combinations or number of restricted substances used,
(ii) the duration of the treatment,
(b) treatment involving the use of androgen-reducing medication for behavioural control.