Forms & Legal Documentation
This form allows a person to be involuntarily admitted by a physician.
What is Form 4 (Medical Certificate)?
A person can be involuntarily admitted under the BC Mental Health Act if they meet these four criteria.
What are
(1) suffering from a mental disorder,
(2) requiring care in or through a designated facility
(3) posing risk of harm to themselves or others,
(4) not suitable to be a voluntary patient?
True or False: An involuntary patient has the right to a Review Panel hearing to challenge their certification.
What is True.
True or False: A nurse practitionor (NP) can complete a Form 4.1 to certify a patient under the Mental Health Act.
What is True.
After form 4.1 and 4.2 are completed, a patient is detained for up to this many days before a renewal is required.
What is one month less a day
Or
What is 30 days less a day
Two of these must be completed within 48 hours to detain a person beyond 48 hours.
What are Form 4.1 and 4.2 (Medical Certificates)?
True or False: A person must be violent to be certified under the Mental Health Act.
what is False.
give criteria for involunatay admission
The Review Panel must consist of these three types of members.
What are a lawyer, a physician, and a community member?
Under the BC Mental Health Act, a nurse must ensure a certified patient receives this document explaining their legal rights.
What is Form 13 (Patient Notification of Rights)?
If a patient is admitted voluntarily, they can leave the hospital at any time.
What is true.
Voluntary patients are not bound to the MH ACT and are free to terminate treatment and leave hospital at any time.
This form is used when a patient who was involuntarily admitted under the Act is discharged but needs ongoing care and supervision in the community.
What is Form 20 (Extended Leave)?
If a patient no longer meets the criteria for certification, this must happen immediately.
What is discharge from involuntary status?
True or False: A person certified under the Mental Health Act automatically loses their legal capacity to make decisions about their property and finances.
What is False.
Certification only applies to mental health treatment, not financial or personal affairs.
When a patient is placed on Extended Leave, this document must be completed and explained to the patient
What is Form 20 (Extended Leave)?
Under the MH Act, an involuntary admission can last up to this many days with a completed Form 4.1
What is 48 hours?
A patient must be informed of their rights under the Act using this form.
What is Form 13 (Notification of Rights)?
This document must be completed if an involuntary patient leaves a designated facility while still under the MH Act.
What is Form 21 (Director’s Warrant)?
This form is used to document the legal authority to provide psychiatric treatment to an involuntary patient under the BC Mental Health Act.
What is Form 5 (Consent for Treatment)?
When does a form 16 need to be completed
Directly after the Form 4.1
This form allows a patient to nominate who should be notified as their nearest relative under the BC Mental Health Act.
What is Form 15 (Nomination of Near Relative)?
If a patient wants to challenge their involuntary detention, they can apply for a hearing using this form.
What is Form 7 (Application for Review Panel)?
This term describes when a patient is detained under the BC Mental Health Act but given permission to live in the community under specific conditions.
What is Extended Leave?
This form is used to extend an involuntary patient’s certification beyond the initial one-month period under the BC Mental Health Act.
What is Form 6 (Renewal Certificate)?
If unable to hand deliver the Form 16 how does it need to be delivered?
What is registered mail?
True or False: A patient must complete Form 15 upon admission.
What is False.
It is optional, but if they do not complete it, the designate will notify the Office of the Public Trustee