Part 15Health care of people in hospitals

Part 15 — Health care of people in hospitals Division 1 — Examination to assess person’s physical condition 241. Physical examination on arrival at hospital 183 Division 2 — Urgent non‑psychiatric treatment for involuntary inpatients and supervised persons 242. Provision of urgent non‑psychiatric treatment: report to Chief Psychiatrist 184 Part 16 — Protection of patients’ rights Division 1 — Patients’ rights generally Subdivision 1 — Explanation of rights 243. Application of this Subdivision 186 244. Rights to be explained to person 187 245. Person’s rights to be explained to another person 187 246. Person responsible for ensuring explanation is provided 187 Subdivision 2 — Access to records about patients and former patients 247. Term used: relevant document 188 248. Right to access medical record and other documents 188 249. Restrictions on access 189 250. Providing access to medical practitioner or legal practitioner 190 251. Disclosure by medical practitioner or legal practitioner 190 Subdivision 3 — Duties of staff of mental health services toward patients 252. Term used: mental health service 191 253. Duty not to ill‑treat or wilfully neglect patients 191 254. Duty to report certain incidents 191 Division 2 — Additional rights of inpatients in hospitals Subdivision 1 — Admission of voluntary inpatients by authorised hospitals 255. Admission by medical practitioner 192 256. Confirmation of admission by psychiatrist 192 257. Reasons for refusing to admit or confirm admission 192 Subdivision 2 — Rights of inpatients generally 258. Application of this Subdivision 193 259. Personal possessions 193 260. Interview with psychiatrist 195 261. Freedom of lawful communication 195 262. Restrictions on freedom of communication 196 Division 3 — Nominated persons Subdivision 1 — Purpose and effect of nomination 263. Role of nominated person 198 264. Effect of nomination 198 Subdivision 2 — Right to information, and to be involved in matters, relating to patient’s treatment and care 265. Application of this Subdivision 199 266. Rights of nominated person 199 267. Responsibility of patient’s psychiatrist 201 268. Contacting nominated person 201 269. Provision of information or involvement not in patient’s best interests 202 270. Advising nominated person of decision 202 271. Revocation of decision 203 272. Rights in another capacity not affected 204 Subdivision 3 — Making and ending nomination 273. Who can make nomination 204 274. Who can be nominated 204 275. Formal requirements 204 276. Only one nominated person 205 277. Revocation of nomination 205 278. Resignation of nominated person 205 279. Notification of revocation or resignation 206