sec.247Application for chief psychiatrist’s approval

sec.247 Application for chief psychiatrist’s approval

An authorised doctor may apply to the chief psychiatrist for an approval enabling the authorised doctor to authorise, under section 250 , the use of mechanical restraint on a relevant patient in an authorised mental health service. The application must be in the approved form and state the following— the name of the relevant patient and the relevant patient’s treating health service; information about the relevant patient’s mental condition; the reasons why the authorised doctor considers there is no other reasonably practicable way to protect the relevant patient or others from physical harm; the period, of not more than 7 days, for which the approval is sought; the approved device for which the approval is sought; any proposed limitations on the use of mechanical restraint on the relevant patient; the way in which the relevant patient is to be observed continuously while restrained. The application may include an application under section 266 for approval of a reduction and elimination plan for the relevant patient. (sec.247-ssec.1) An authorised doctor may apply to the chief psychiatrist for an approval enabling the authorised doctor to authorise, under section 250 , the use of mechanical restraint on a relevant patient in an authorised mental health service. (sec.247-ssec.2) The application must be in the approved form and state the following— the name of the relevant patient and the relevant patient’s treating health service; information about the relevant patient’s mental condition; the reasons why the authorised doctor considers there is no other reasonably practicable way to protect the relevant patient or others from physical harm; the period, of not more than 7 days, for which the approval is sought; the approved device for which the approval is sought; any proposed limitations on the use of mechanical restraint on the relevant patient; the way in which the relevant patient is to be observed continuously while restrained. (sec.247-ssec.3) The application may include an application under section 266 for approval of a reduction and elimination plan for the relevant patient.

• (a) the name of the relevant patient and the relevant patient’s treating health service;
• (b) information about the relevant patient’s mental condition;
• (c) the reasons why the authorised doctor considers there is no other reasonably practicable way to protect the relevant patient or others from physical harm;
• (d) the period, of not more than 7 days, for which the approval is sought;
• (e) the approved device for which the approval is sought;
• (f) any proposed limitations on the use of mechanical restraint on the relevant patient;
• (g) the way in which the relevant patient is to be observed continuously while restrained.