587Monitoring of patient subject to intensive monitored supervision order

587 Monitoring of patient subject to intensive monitored supervision order

(1) A patient in respect of whom an intensive monitored supervision order is made must be monitored in accordance with this section.

(2) A registered medical practitioner or a registered nurse must clinically review the patient as frequently as is appropriate having regard to the patient's condition but not less than every 15 minutes.

(3) However, if it is not practicable for the patient to be clinically reviewed as specified in subsection (2), the registered medical practitioner or registered nurse must notify the authorised psychiatrist as soon as practicable.

(4) An authorised psychiatrist must—

(a) examine the patient as frequently as the authorised psychiatrist considers appropriate but not less than every 24 hours; or

(b) if it is not practicable for the authorised psychiatrist to do so—ensure that another registered medical practitioner does.