Mental Health Act 2016
sec.59Date for first assessment
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sec.59 Date for first assessment
If an authorised doctor makes a treatment authority for a person, the authorised doctor must decide and record in the person’s health records a date for the first regular assessment of the patient under section 205 . The date for the assessment must be not later than 3 months after the day the treatment authority is made. (sec.59-ssec.1) If an authorised doctor makes a treatment authority for a person, the authorised doctor must decide and record in the person’s health records a date for the first regular assessment of the patient under section 205 . (sec.59-ssec.2) The date for the assessment must be not later than 3 months after the day the treatment authority is made.