Does an ITO need to be completed as soon as the recommended person arrives at the approved mental health service?
A. If a person subject to a Request and Recommendation is taken to an approved mental health service (including an emergency department that is part of a proclaimed public hospital) or is recommended in the approved mental health service, a registered medical practitioner employed by the approved mental health service or a mental health practitioner must make an involuntary treatment order for the person [see section 12AA(2)]. The Act does not specify a period of time before which the ITO should be made, but good clinical practice demands that the ITO be made as soon as practicable so that treatment can begin and there is no delay in commencing the 24-hour clock for the statutory review by the authorised psychiatrist. Q7. Does an ITO need to be completed in circumstances where a person subject to a Request and Recommendation is taken to one approved mental health service prior to being taken to another approved mental health service? A. If the recommended person is in short-term transi
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