16Notice of mental health matters

16 Notice of mental health matters

16 Notice of mental health matters

(1) For the Law, section 151, the person who must arrange for notice to be given is the medical superintendent of the mental health facility in which the registered health practitioner or student has been detained.

(2) The notice must specify—

(a) the name and residential address of the registered health practitioner or student, and

(b) the date on which the registered health practitioner or student was detained in the mental health facility.

(3) The notice must be given—

(a) to the Executive Officer by telephone on the next business day after the day on which the registered health practitioner or student is detained in the facility, and

(b) to the Executive Officer and the National Board by post within 7 business days after the day on which the registered health practitioner or student is detained in the facility.

(4) In this section—

applicable health profession means the health profession in which the registered health practitioner or student is registered.

Executive Officer means the Executive Officer of the Council for the applicable health profession.

National Board means the National Board for the applicable health profession.