55Urgent circumstances treatment

55 Urgent circumstances treatment

(1)  [Section 55 Subsection (1) amended by No. 59 of 2016, s. 31, Applied:01 Jul 2017] [Section 55 Subsection (1) substituted by No. 4 of 2023, s. 74, Applied:25 Sep 2023] An involuntary patient may only be given treatment (urgent circumstances treatment) without informed consent or Tribunal authorisation if an approved medical practitioner authorises the treatment as being urgently needed in respect of the patient.

(2)  [Section 55 Subsection (2) amended by No. 59 of 2016, s. 31, Applied:01 Jul 2017] [Section 55 Subsection (2) amended by No. 59 of 2016, s. 31, Applied:01 Jul 2017] [Section 55 Subsection (2) substituted by No. 4 of 2023, s. 74, Applied:25 Sep 2023] An approved medical practitioner may only authorise urgent circumstances treatment in respect of a patient if the approved medical practitioner is satisfied, as a result of an assessment of the patient, that –

(a) the treatment is necessary for –

(i) the patient's health or safety; or

(ii) the safety of other persons; and

(b) waiting for the treatment to be authorised by the Tribunal (or by a member thereof on an interim basis) would compromise –

(i) the outcomes of the treatment, as specified in section 6(1) , for the patient; or

(ii) the effectiveness of the treatment, for the patient, in meeting the outcomes of treatment as specified in section 6(1) .

(3)  [Section 55 Subsection (3) substituted by No. 59 of 2016, s. 31, Applied:01 Jul 2017] [Section 55 Subsection (3) omitted by No. 4 of 2023, s. 74, Applied:25 Sep 2023] .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .