Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022
244Accepting care and control of a person at a designated mental health service or place
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244 Accepting care and control of a person at a designated mental health service or place
S. 244(1) amended by No. 20/2023 s. 15.
(1) On transporting a person to or from the designated mental health service or any other place in accordance with section 241(3)(a) or 243, a registered medical practitioner, an authorised mental health practitioner or a registered nurse must accept the person into their care and control as soon as is reasonably practicable and it is safe to do so.
(2) On accepting a person transported under this section, the care and control of the person is transferred to the registered medical practitioner, the authorised mental health practitioner or the registered nurse (as the case may be).