67Conduct of facilities

67 Conduct of facilities

67 Conduct of facilities

(1) A facility must have—

(a) a written policy on providing psychiatric services, including a statement of the facility’s philosophy of service, which must be consistent with the principles specified in the Mental Health Act 2007, section 68 for the care and treatment of people with a mental illness or mental disorder, and

(b) written policies and procedures for—

(i) supporting the functions of the Mental Health Review Tribunal constituted under the Mental Health Act 2007, and

(ii) supporting the functions of official visitors and authorised officers, and

(iii) supporting the administration of the Guardianship Act 1987, and

(iv) managing patients’ trust funds, and

(c) clear written criteria and assessment procedures for admitting inpatients and outpatients to psychiatric programs, and

(d) a written treatment plan for each patient that—

(i) is based on the assessment of the patient, and

(ii) provides for the patient’s discharge, continuing care and review, and

(e) access at all times to a psychiatrist, and

(f) access to a general practitioner and relevant specialists for consultation, and

(g) sufficient registered nurses with appropriate psychiatric qualifications or experience on duty at all times.

(2) The policies and procedures referred to in subsection (1) must be complied with.

(3) In this section—

authorised officer means an authorised officer appointed under the Health Services Act 1997, section 124.

Note—

See also the Mental Health Act 2007, Chapter 5, Part 4.

official visitor means an official visitor appointed under the , Chapter 5, Part 3.