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<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 07:19, 22 September 2025</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l4">Line 4:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 4:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This chapter provides a general overview of the rights of persons with mental illness. It applies to patients both inside and outside mental health facilities. This discussion of mental health law is intended to provide the reader with a general framework for their own information or as a basis for further research. An excellent resource for further information or referrals is the Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS). CLAS operates a mental health law program that represents individuals at hearings before the BC &#039;&#039;Criminal Code&#039;&#039; Review Board under Part XX.1 of the Mental Disorder provisions of the &#039;&#039;Criminal Code&#039;&#039; of Canada, and the BC Mental Health Review Board under the &#039;&#039;Mental Health Act&#039;&#039;, RSBC 1996, c 288 [&#039;&#039;MHA&#039;&#039;]. CLAS also provides legal information and identifies potential test cases. See [[General_Legal_Help_Resources_(23:I)|&#039;&#039;&#039;Chapter 23: Referrals&#039;&#039;&#039;]] for CLAS&#039; contact information.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This chapter provides a general overview of the rights of persons with mental illness. It applies to patients both inside and outside mental health facilities. This discussion of mental health law is intended to provide the reader with a general framework for their own information or as a basis for further research. An excellent resource for further information or referrals is the Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS). CLAS operates a mental health law program that represents individuals at hearings before the BC &#039;&#039;Criminal Code&#039;&#039; Review Board under Part XX.1 of the Mental Disorder provisions of the &#039;&#039;Criminal Code&#039;&#039; of Canada, and the BC Mental Health Review Board under the &#039;&#039;Mental Health Act&#039;&#039;, RSBC 1996, c 288 [&#039;&#039;MHA&#039;&#039;]. CLAS also provides legal information and identifies potential test cases. See [[General_Legal_Help_Resources_(23:I)|&#039;&#039;&#039;Chapter 23: Referrals&#039;&#039;&#039;]] for CLAS&#039; contact information.  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This chapter engages with the legal issues that may arise due to a person’s mental disorder.  “Mental disorder”, refers to the range of illnesses and disorders dealt with by psychiatry. It is important to keep in mind that mental illness is not the same as mental incapacity. For legal matters concerning capacity, such as capacity to enter into a contract, make a will, or create a representation agreement, please consult [[Introduction to Adult Guardianship and Substitute Decision-Making (15:I)|'''Chapter 15: <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Referrals</del>''']].</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This chapter engages with the legal issues that may arise due to a person’s mental disorder.  “Mental disorder”, refers to the range of illnesses and disorders dealt with by psychiatry. It is important to keep in mind that mental illness is not the same as mental incapacity. For legal matters concerning capacity, such as capacity to enter into a contract, make a will, or create a representation agreement, please consult [[Introduction to Adult Guardianship and Substitute Decision-Making (15:I)|'''Chapter 15: <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Guardianship</ins>''']].</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The most important statute for the purposes of this chapter is the &#039;&#039;MHA&#039;&#039;.  Other pertinent legislation is listed in this chapter under [[Governing Legislation and Resources for Mental Health (14:II)|&#039;&#039;&#039;Part II: Governing Legislation&#039;&#039;&#039;]]. If you have issues regarding persons in conflict with the law who show signs of psychiatric disturbance, you may also need to review the &#039;&#039;Forensic Psychiatry Act&#039;&#039;, RSBC 1996, c 156 [&#039;&#039;FPA&#039;&#039;]. This legislation governs the forensic psychiatry services which assist with court-ordered psychiatric assessments, including fitness to stand trial or “not criminally responsible on account of mental illness” designations.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The most important statute for the purposes of this chapter is the &#039;&#039;MHA&#039;&#039;.  Other pertinent legislation is listed in this chapter under [[Governing Legislation and Resources for Mental Health (14:II)|&#039;&#039;&#039;Part II: Governing Legislation&#039;&#039;&#039;]]. If you have issues regarding persons in conflict with the law who show signs of psychiatric disturbance, you may also need to review the &#039;&#039;Forensic Psychiatry Act&#039;&#039;, RSBC 1996, c 156 [&#039;&#039;FPA&#039;&#039;]. This legislation governs the forensic psychiatry services which assist with court-ordered psychiatric assessments, including fitness to stand trial or “not criminally responsible on account of mental illness” designations.</div></td></tr> <!-- diff cache key wikidb:diff:1.41:old-60617:rev-61085:php=table --> </table>

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<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 00:59, 19 August 2025</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l2">Line 2:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 2:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{LSLAP Manual TOC|expanded = mentalhealth}}</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{LSLAP Manual TOC|expanded = mentalhealth}}</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This chapter provides a general overview of the rights of persons with mental illness. It applies to patients both inside and outside mental health facilities. This discussion of mental health law is intended to provide the reader with a general framework for their own information or as a basis for further research. An excellent resource for further information or referrals is the Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS). CLAS operates a mental health law program that represents individuals at hearings before the BC <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">‘‘Criminal Code’’ </del>Review Board under Part XX.1 of the Mental Disorder provisions of the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">‘‘Criminal Code’’ </del>of Canada, and the BC Mental Health Review Board under the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">‘‘Mental </del>Health <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Act’’</del>, RSBC 1996, c 288 [<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">‘‘MHA’’</del>]. CLAS also provides legal information and identifies potential test cases. See [[General_Legal_Help_Resources_(23:I)|'''Chapter 23: Referrals''']] for CLAS' contact information.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This chapter provides a general overview of the rights of persons with mental illness. It applies to patients both inside and outside mental health facilities. This discussion of mental health law is intended to provide the reader with a general framework for their own information or as a basis for further research. An excellent resource for further information or referrals is the Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS). CLAS operates a mental health law program that represents individuals at hearings before the BC <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">''Criminal Code'' </ins>Review Board under Part XX.1 of the Mental Disorder provisions of the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">''Criminal Code'' </ins>of Canada, and the BC Mental Health Review Board under the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">''Mental </ins>Health <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Act''</ins>, RSBC 1996, c 288 [<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">''MHA''</ins>]. CLAS also provides legal information and identifies potential test cases. See [[General_Legal_Help_Resources_(23:I)|'''Chapter 23: Referrals''']] for CLAS' contact information.  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This chapter engages with the legal issues that may arise due to a person’s mental disorder.  “Mental disorder”, refers to the range of illnesses and disorders dealt with by psychiatry. It is important to keep in mind that mental illness is not the same as mental incapacity. For legal matters concerning capacity, such as capacity to enter into a contract, make a will, or create a representation agreement, please consult [[Introduction to Adult Guardianship and Substitute Decision-Making (15:I)|&#039;&#039;&#039;Chapter 15: Referrals&#039;&#039;&#039;]].</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This chapter engages with the legal issues that may arise due to a person’s mental disorder.  “Mental disorder”, refers to the range of illnesses and disorders dealt with by psychiatry. It is important to keep in mind that mental illness is not the same as mental incapacity. For legal matters concerning capacity, such as capacity to enter into a contract, make a will, or create a representation agreement, please consult [[Introduction to Adult Guardianship and Substitute Decision-Making (15:I)|&#039;&#039;&#039;Chapter 15: Referrals&#039;&#039;&#039;]].</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The most important statute for the purposes of this chapter is the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">‘‘MHA’’</del>.  Other pertinent legislation is listed in this chapter under [[Governing Legislation and Resources for Mental Health (14:II)|'''Part II: Governing Legislation''']]. If you have issues regarding persons in conflict with the law who show signs of psychiatric disturbance, you may also need to review the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">‘‘Forensic </del>Psychiatry <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Act’’</del>, RSBC 1996, c 156 [<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">‘‘FPA’’</del>]. This legislation governs the forensic psychiatry services which assist with court-ordered psychiatric assessments, including fitness to stand trial or “not criminally responsible on account of mental illness” designations.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The most important statute for the purposes of this chapter is the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">''MHA''</ins>.  Other pertinent legislation is listed in this chapter under [[Governing Legislation and Resources for Mental Health (14:II)|'''Part II: Governing Legislation''']]. If you have issues regarding persons in conflict with the law who show signs of psychiatric disturbance, you may also need to review the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">''Forensic </ins>Psychiatry <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Act''</ins>, RSBC 1996, c 156 [<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">''FPA''</ins>]. This legislation governs the forensic psychiatry services which assist with court-ordered psychiatric assessments, including fitness to stand trial or “not criminally responsible on account of mental illness” designations.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>== A. Mental Health, Capacity, and the Law: An Overview ==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>== A. Mental Health, Capacity, and the Law: An Overview ==</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l14">Line 14:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 14:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>=== 1. Psychiatric Disorders ===</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>=== 1. Psychiatric Disorders ===</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The first category encompasses people who may not have a developmental disability or diminished capacity, but who suffer from a psychiatric disorder.  Psychiatric disorders can range from mild delusions or mood disorders, to pervasive and severe psychosis. These individuals are most likely to fall under the provisions of the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">‘‘MHA’’</del>.  The legal issues faced by this group are the central focus of [[Introduction to Mental Health and Capacity (14:I)|'''Chapter 14: Mental Health Law''']]. Therefore, in this chapter, it is important to note that the term “mental disorder” refers to psychiatric illness and not to those with developmental delays or diminished capacity.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The first category encompasses people who may not have a developmental disability or diminished capacity, but who suffer from a psychiatric disorder.  Psychiatric disorders can range from mild delusions or mood disorders, to pervasive and severe psychosis. These individuals are most likely to fall under the provisions of the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">''MHA''</ins>.  The legal issues faced by this group are the central focus of [[Introduction to Mental Health and Capacity (14:I)|'''Chapter 14: Mental Health Law''']]. Therefore, in this chapter, it is important to note that the term “mental disorder” refers to psychiatric illness and not to those with developmental delays or diminished capacity.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>=== 2. Developmental Disabilities ===</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>=== 2. Developmental Disabilities ===</div></td></tr> </table>

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<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 00:27, 19 August 2025</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l18">Line 18:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 18:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>=== 2. Developmental Disabilities ===</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>=== 2. Developmental Disabilities ===</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This second category refers to people who are developmentally delayed or intellectually impaired due to genetic factors, birth trauma, or injury early in life, and who may or may not be able to live independently within the community.  These individuals may not have the capacity to make legal decisions or treatment decisions. Family members are encouraged to consult Chapter 15: Guardianship to plan for the legal and financial care of these individuals. To plan for their financial well-being, their family members may wish to consult the Chapter 15 section “Overview of Incapacity—Section D. Wills and Estates.” However, developmental delays are not covered in depth in the LSLAP Manual. For further information regarding supports and resources for persons with developmental disabilities, please visit the following Government of British Columbia websites:</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This second category refers to people who are developmentally delayed or intellectually impaired due to genetic factors, birth trauma, or injury early in life, and who may or may not be able to live independently within the community.  These individuals may not have the capacity to make legal decisions or treatment decisions. Family members are encouraged to consult <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[Introduction to Adult Guardianship and Substitute Decision-Making (15:I)|'''</ins>Chapter 15: Guardianship<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">''']] </ins>to plan for the legal and financial care of these individuals. To plan for their financial well-being, their family members may wish to consult the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[Introduction to Adult Guardianship and Substitute Decision-Making (15:I)|'''</ins>Chapter 15<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">''']] </ins>section “Overview of Incapacity—Section D. Wills and Estates.” However, developmental delays are not covered in depth in the LSLAP Manual. For further information regarding supports and resources for persons with developmental disabilities, please visit the following Government of British Columbia websites:</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*Adults with Developmental Disabilities</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*Adults with Developmental Disabilities</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l31">Line 31:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 31:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>=== 3. Cognitive Incapacity ===</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>=== 3. Cognitive Incapacity ===</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The third <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">area of concern </del>includes <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">those </del>people who, due to disease or trauma, have become mentally incapable. It is important to note that the threshold for capacity may differ depending on the legal matter at stake <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">– for </del>example, there may be a different level of capacity required for the decision to appoint a Representative in a Representation Agreement than there would be for the decision to draft a will. Family members and caregivers for this group would be better served by the information in [[Introduction to Adult Guardianship (15:I) | '''Chapter 15: Guardianship''']].</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The third <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">category </ins>includes people who, due to disease or trauma, have become mentally incapable. It is important to note that the threshold for capacity may differ depending on the legal matter at stake<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. For </ins>example, there may be a different level of capacity required for the decision to appoint a Representative in a Representation Agreement than there would be for the decision to draft a will. Family members and caregivers for this group would be better served by the information in [[Introduction to Adult Guardianship (15:I) | '''Chapter 15: Guardianship''']].</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{LSLAP Manual Navbox|type=chapters8-14}}</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{LSLAP Manual Navbox|type=chapters8-14}}</div></td></tr> <!-- diff cache key wikidb:diff:1.41:old-60592:rev-60593:php=table --> </table>

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<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 00:24, 19 August 2025</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l6">Line 6:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 6:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This chapter engages with the legal issues that may arise due to a person’s mental disorder.  “Mental disorder”, refers to the range of illnesses and disorders dealt with by psychiatry. It is important to keep in mind that mental illness is not the same as mental incapacity. For legal matters concerning capacity, such as capacity to enter into a contract, make a will, or create a representation agreement, please consult [[Introduction to Adult Guardianship and Substitute Decision-Making (15:I)|&#039;&#039;&#039;Chapter 15: Referrals&#039;&#039;&#039;]].</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This chapter engages with the legal issues that may arise due to a person’s mental disorder.  “Mental disorder”, refers to the range of illnesses and disorders dealt with by psychiatry. It is important to keep in mind that mental illness is not the same as mental incapacity. For legal matters concerning capacity, such as capacity to enter into a contract, make a will, or create a representation agreement, please consult [[Introduction to Adult Guardianship and Substitute Decision-Making (15:I)|&#039;&#039;&#039;Chapter 15: Referrals&#039;&#039;&#039;]].</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The most important statute for the purposes of this chapter is the ‘‘MHA’’.  Other pertinent legislation is listed in this chapter under [[Governing Legislation and Resources for Mental Health (14:II)|'''Part II: Governing Legislation''']] <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">and Resources'''</del>. If you have issues regarding persons in conflict with the law who show signs of psychiatric disturbance, you may also need to review the ‘‘Forensic Psychiatry Act’’, RSBC 1996, c 156 [‘‘FPA’’]. This legislation governs the forensic psychiatry services which assist with court-ordered psychiatric assessments, including fitness to stand trial or “not criminally responsible on account of mental illness” designations.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The most important statute for the purposes of this chapter is the ‘‘MHA’’.  Other pertinent legislation is listed in this chapter under [[Governing Legislation and Resources for Mental Health (14:II)|'''Part II: Governing Legislation''']]. If you have issues regarding persons in conflict with the law who show signs of psychiatric disturbance, you may also need to review the ‘‘Forensic Psychiatry Act’’, RSBC 1996, c 156 [‘‘FPA’’]. This legislation governs the forensic psychiatry services which assist with court-ordered psychiatric assessments, including fitness to stand trial or “not criminally responsible on account of mental illness” designations.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>== A. Mental Health, Capacity, and the Law: An Overview ==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>== A. Mental Health, Capacity, and the Law: An Overview ==</div></td></tr> </table>

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<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 00:24, 19 August 2025</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l2">Line 2:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 2:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{LSLAP Manual TOC|expanded = mentalhealth}}</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{LSLAP Manual TOC|expanded = mentalhealth}}</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This chapter provides a general overview of the rights of persons with mental illness. It applies to patients both inside and outside mental health facilities. This discussion of mental health law is intended to provide the reader with a general framework for their own information or as a basis for further research. An excellent resource for further information or referrals is the Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS). CLAS operates a mental health law program that represents individuals at hearings before the BC ‘‘Criminal Code’’ Review Board under Part XX.1 of the Mental Disorder provisions of the ‘‘Criminal Code’’ of Canada, and the BC Mental Health Review Board under the ‘‘Mental Health Act’’, RSBC 1996, c 288 [‘‘MHA’’]. CLAS also provides legal information and identifies potential test cases. See [[General_Legal_Help_Resources_(<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">22</del>:I)|'''Chapter <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">22</del>: Referrals''']] for CLAS' contact information.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This chapter provides a general overview of the rights of persons with mental illness. It applies to patients both inside and outside mental health facilities. This discussion of mental health law is intended to provide the reader with a general framework for their own information or as a basis for further research. An excellent resource for further information or referrals is the Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS). CLAS operates a mental health law program that represents individuals at hearings before the BC ‘‘Criminal Code’’ Review Board under Part XX.1 of the Mental Disorder provisions of the ‘‘Criminal Code’’ of Canada, and the BC Mental Health Review Board under the ‘‘Mental Health Act’’, RSBC 1996, c 288 [‘‘MHA’’]. CLAS also provides legal information and identifies potential test cases. See [[General_Legal_Help_Resources_(<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">23</ins>:I)|'''Chapter <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">23</ins>: Referrals''']] for CLAS' contact information.  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This chapter engages with the legal issues that may arise due to a person’s mental disorder.  “Mental disorder”, refers to the range of illnesses and disorders dealt with by psychiatry. It is important to keep in mind that mental illness is not the same as mental incapacity. For legal matters concerning capacity, such as capacity to enter into a contract, make a will, or create a representation agreement, please consult [[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">General_Legal_Help_Resources_</del>(15:I)|'''Chapter 15: Referrals''']].</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This chapter engages with the legal issues that may arise due to a person’s mental disorder.  “Mental disorder”, refers to the range of illnesses and disorders dealt with by psychiatry. It is important to keep in mind that mental illness is not the same as mental incapacity. For legal matters concerning capacity, such as capacity to enter into a contract, make a will, or create a representation agreement, please consult [[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Introduction to Adult Guardianship and Substitute Decision-Making </ins>(15:I)|'''Chapter 15: Referrals''']].</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The most important statute for the purposes of this chapter is the ‘‘MHA’’.  Other pertinent legislation is listed in this chapter under [[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">General_Legal_Help_Resources_</del>(14:II)|'''Part II: Governing Legislation''']] and Resources'''. If you have issues regarding persons in conflict with the law who show signs of psychiatric disturbance, you may also need to review the ‘‘Forensic Psychiatry Act’’, RSBC 1996, c 156 [‘‘FPA’’]. This legislation governs the forensic psychiatry services which assist with court-ordered psychiatric assessments, including fitness to stand trial or “not criminally responsible on account of mental illness” designations.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The most important statute for the purposes of this chapter is the ‘‘MHA’’.  Other pertinent legislation is listed in this chapter under [[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Governing Legislation and Resources for Mental Health </ins>(14:II)|'''Part II: Governing Legislation''']] and Resources'''. If you have issues regarding persons in conflict with the law who show signs of psychiatric disturbance, you may also need to review the ‘‘Forensic Psychiatry Act’’, RSBC 1996, c 156 [‘‘FPA’’]. This legislation governs the forensic psychiatry services which assist with court-ordered psychiatric assessments, including fitness to stand trial or “not criminally responsible on account of mental illness” designations.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>== A. Mental Health, Capacity, and the Law: An Overview ==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>== A. Mental Health, Capacity, and the Law: An Overview ==</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>There are three areas of concern at the intersection of law, mental health, and capacity: (1) persons who suffer or have suffered from psychiatric disorders, (2) persons who have developmental disabilities, and (3) persons who have diminished capacity. These issues are considered separately in this chapter or in [[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">General_Legal_Help_Resources_</del>(15:I)|'''Chapter 15: Guardianship''']]. However, it is important to bear in mind that a client may experience several mental health challenges that overlap and blur the lines between these categories. For example, a person with both diminished cognitive capacity due to Alzheimer’s may simultaneously have schizophrenia disorder.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>There are three areas of concern at the intersection of law, mental health, and capacity: (1) persons who suffer or have suffered from psychiatric disorders, (2) persons who have developmental disabilities, and (3) persons who have diminished capacity. These issues are considered separately in this chapter or in [[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Introduction to Adult Guardianship and Substitute Decision-Making </ins>(15:I)|'''Chapter 15: Guardianship''']]. However, it is important to bear in mind that a client may experience several mental health challenges that overlap and blur the lines between these categories. For example, a person with both diminished cognitive capacity due to Alzheimer’s may simultaneously have schizophrenia disorder.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>=== 1. Psychiatric Disorders ===</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>=== 1. Psychiatric Disorders ===</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The first category encompasses people who may not have a developmental disability or diminished capacity, but who suffer from a psychiatric disorder.  Psychiatric disorders can range from mild delusions or mood disorders, to pervasive and severe psychosis. These individuals are most likely to fall under the provisions of the ‘‘MHA’’.  The legal issues faced by this group are the central focus of [[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">General_Legal_Help_Resources_</del>(14:I)|'''Chapter 14: Mental Health Law''']]. Therefore, in this chapter, it is important to note that the term “mental disorder” refers to psychiatric illness and not to those with developmental delays or diminished capacity.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The first category encompasses people who may not have a developmental disability or diminished capacity, but who suffer from a psychiatric disorder.  Psychiatric disorders can range from mild delusions or mood disorders, to pervasive and severe psychosis. These individuals are most likely to fall under the provisions of the ‘‘MHA’’.  The legal issues faced by this group are the central focus of [[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Introduction to Mental Health and Capacity </ins>(14:I)|'''Chapter 14: Mental Health Law''']]. Therefore, in this chapter, it is important to note that the term “mental disorder” refers to psychiatric illness and not to those with developmental delays or diminished capacity.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>=== 2. Developmental Disabilities ===</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>=== 2. Developmental Disabilities ===</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This second category refers to people who are developmentally delayed or intellectually impaired due to genetic factors, birth trauma, or injury early in life, and who may or may not be able to live independently within the community. These individuals may not have the capacity to make legal decisions or treatment decisions. Family members <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">should be </del>encouraged to <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">use the planning tools found in [[Introduction to Adult Guardianship (15:I) | '''</del>Chapter 15: Guardianship<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">''']] </del>to <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">make provisions </del>for the care of these individuals. To plan for their financial well-being, their family members may wish to consult the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">'''</del>Chapter 15<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">''' </del>section <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">“[[Overview of Adult Guardianship and Incapacity (15:III)#D. Drafting A Will | Overview </del>of <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Incapacity – Section </del>D. Wills and Estates<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]]</del>.” However, developmental delays are not covered in depth in the LSLAP Manual. For further information regarding supports and resources for persons with developmental disabilities, please visit the following Government of British Columbia websites:  </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This second category refers to people who are developmentally delayed or intellectually impaired due to genetic factors, birth trauma, or injury early in life, and who may or may not be able to live independently within the community. <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> </ins>These individuals may not have the capacity to make legal decisions or treatment decisions. Family members <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">are </ins>encouraged to <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">consult </ins>Chapter 15: Guardianship to <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">plan </ins>for the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">legal and financial </ins>care of these individuals. To plan for their financial well-being, their family members may wish to consult the Chapter 15 section <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">“Overview </ins>of <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Incapacity—Section </ins>D. Wills and Estates.” However, developmental delays are not covered in depth in the LSLAP Manual. For further information regarding supports and resources for persons with developmental disabilities, please visit the following Government of British Columbia websites:</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*Adults with Developmental Disabilities</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*Adults with Developmental Disabilities</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">:: Website: [https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/family-social-supports/services-for-people-with-disabilities/supports-services#programssupportsforadultswithdd </del>https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/family-social-supports/services-for-people-with-disabilities<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">/supports-services#programssupportsforadultswithdd]</del></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/family-social-supports/services-for-people-with-disabilities  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*Transition Planning for Youth and Young Adults</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*Transition Planning for Youth and Young Adults</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">:: Website: [</del>https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/family-social-supports/services-for<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">-people-with-disabilities/transition-planning-for-youth-young-adults https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/family-social-supports/services-for-</del>people-with-disabilities/transition-planning-for-youth-young-adults<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]</del></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/family-social-supports/services-for people-with-disabilities/transition-planning-for-youth-young-adults  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*Children &amp; Youth with Support Needs</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*Children &amp; Youth with Support Needs</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">:: Website: [https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/managing-your-health/child-behaviour-development/support-needs </del>https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/managing-your-health/child-behaviour-development/support-needs<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]</del></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/managing-your-health/child-behaviour-development/support-needs</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; 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Cognitive Incapacity ===</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>=== 3. Cognitive Incapacity ===</div></td></tr> <!-- diff cache key wikidb:diff:1.41:old-60590:rev-60591:php=table --> </table>

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<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 00:20, 19 August 2025</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l2">Line 2:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 2:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{LSLAP Manual TOC|expanded = mentalhealth}}</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{LSLAP Manual TOC|expanded = mentalhealth}}</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This chapter provides a <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">very </del>general overview of the rights of persons with mental <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">illnesses, whether as </del>patients inside <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">a </del>mental health <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">facility or as persons outside such a facility</del>. This discussion of mental health law is intended to provide the reader with a general framework <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">to use </del>for their own information or as a basis for further research. An excellent resource for further information or referrals is the Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS). CLAS operates a mental health law program that represents individuals at hearings before the BC <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Criminal Code </del>Review Board<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, </del>under Part XX.1 of the Mental Disorder provisions of the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Criminal Code </del>of Canada and the BC Mental Health Review Board under the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the ''Mental </del>Health <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Act''</del>, RSBC 1996, c 288 [<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">''MHA''</del>]. CLAS also provides legal information and identifies potential test cases. See [[General_Legal_Help_Resources_(22:I)|'''Chapter 22: Referrals''']] for CLAS' contact information.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This chapter provides a general overview of the rights of persons with mental <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">illness. It applies to </ins>patients <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">both </ins>inside <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">and outside </ins>mental health <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">facilities</ins>. This discussion of mental health law is intended to provide the reader with a general framework for their own information or as a basis for further research. An excellent resource for further information or referrals is the Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS). CLAS operates a mental health law program that represents individuals at hearings before the BC <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">‘‘Criminal Code’’ </ins>Review Board under Part XX.1 of the Mental Disorder provisions of the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">‘‘Criminal Code’’ </ins>of Canada<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, </ins>and the BC Mental Health Review Board under the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">‘‘Mental </ins>Health <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Act’’</ins>, RSBC 1996, c 288 [<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">‘‘MHA’’</ins>]. CLAS also provides legal information and identifies potential test cases. See [[General_Legal_Help_Resources_(22:I)|'''Chapter 22: Referrals''']] for CLAS' contact information.  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This chapter engages with the legal issues that may arise due to a person’s mental disorder.  <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">By "mental disorder"</del>, <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">we are referring </del>to the range of illnesses and disorders dealt with by psychiatry. It is important to keep in mind that mental illness is not the same as mental incapacity. <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> </del>For legal matters concerning capacity, such as <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the </del>capacity to enter into a contract, make a will, or create a representation agreement, please consult [[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Introduction to Adult Guardianship </del>(15:I) | '''Chapter 15: <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Guardianship</del>''']].</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This chapter engages with the legal issues that may arise due to a person’s mental disorder.  <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">“Mental disorder”</ins>, <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">refers </ins>to the range of illnesses and disorders dealt with by psychiatry. It is important to keep in mind that mental illness is not the same as mental incapacity. For legal matters concerning capacity, such as capacity to enter into a contract, make a will, or create a representation agreement, please consult [[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">General_Legal_Help_Resources_</ins>(15:I)|'''Chapter 15: <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Referrals</ins>''']].</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">For </del>the purposes of this chapter<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, the most important statute </del>is the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">''MHA''</del>. Other pertinent legislation is listed <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">later </del>in this chapter under '''Part II: <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">“Governing </del>Legislation and <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Resources”</del>'''. If you have <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">an issue </del>regarding <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">a person who has come into </del>conflict with the law <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">and shows </del>signs of psychiatric disturbance, you may also need to review the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">''Forensic </del>Psychiatry <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Act''</del>, RSBC 1996, c 156 [<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">''FPA''</del>]. This legislation governs the forensic psychiatry services<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, </del>which <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">assists </del>with court ordered psychiatric assessments, including fitness to stand trial or <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">“Not Criminally Responsible” </del>designations.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">The most important statute for </ins>the purposes of this chapter is the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">‘‘MHA’’</ins>. <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> </ins>Other pertinent legislation is listed in this chapter under <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[General_Legal_Help_Resources_(14:II)|</ins>'''Part II: <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Governing </ins>Legislation<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">''']] </ins>and <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Resources</ins>'''. If you have <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">issues </ins>regarding <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">persons in </ins>conflict with the law <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">who show </ins>signs of psychiatric disturbance, you may also need to review the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">‘‘Forensic </ins>Psychiatry <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Act’’</ins>, RSBC 1996, c 156 [<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">‘‘FPA’’</ins>]. This legislation governs the forensic psychiatry services which <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">assist </ins>with court<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">-</ins>ordered psychiatric assessments, including fitness to stand trial or <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">“not criminally responsible on account of mental illness” </ins>designations.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>== A. Mental Health, Capacity, and the Law: An Overview ==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>== A. Mental Health, Capacity, and the Law: An Overview ==</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>There are three <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">distinct </del>areas of concern at the intersection <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">between the </del>law, mental health, and capacity: (1) persons who suffer or have suffered from psychiatric disorders, (2) persons who have developmental disabilities, and (3) persons who have diminished capacity. <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> </del>These issues are considered separately <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">below in order to direct you to the pertinent chapter. Some matters are covered </del>in this chapter<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, while others are covered </del>in [[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Introduction to Adult Guardianship </del>(15:I) | '''Chapter 15: Guardianship''']]. However, it is important to bear in mind that a client may experience several mental health challenges that overlap and blur the lines between <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the </del>categories. For example, a person <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">may have </del>diminished cognitive capacity due to Alzheimer’s <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">in addition to an underlying </del>schizophrenia disorder <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">that they manage with medication</del>.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>There are three areas of concern at the intersection <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">of </ins>law, mental health, and capacity: (1) persons who suffer or have suffered from psychiatric disorders, (2) persons who have developmental disabilities, and (3) persons who have diminished capacity. These issues are considered separately in this chapter <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">or </ins>in [[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">General_Legal_Help_Resources_</ins>(15:I)|'''Chapter 15: Guardianship''']]. However, it is important to bear in mind that a client may experience several mental health challenges that overlap and blur the lines between <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">these </ins>categories. For example, a person <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">with both </ins>diminished cognitive capacity due to Alzheimer’s <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">may simultaneously have </ins>schizophrenia disorder.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>=== 1. Psychiatric Disorders ===</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>=== 1. Psychiatric Disorders ===</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The first <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">group </del>encompasses <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">those </del>who may not have a developmental disability or diminished capacity but who suffer from psychiatric <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">disorders</del>. Psychiatric disorders can range from mild delusions or mood disorders, to pervasive and severe psychosis. These individuals are most likely to fall under the provisions of the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">''MHA''</del>. The legal issues faced by this group are the central focus of '''Chapter 14: Mental Health Law'''. Therefore, in this chapter it is important to note that the term “mental disorder” refers to psychiatric illness and not to those with developmental delays or diminished capacity.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The first <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">category </ins>encompasses <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">people </ins>who may not have a developmental disability or diminished capacity<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, </ins>but who suffer from <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">a </ins>psychiatric <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">disorder</ins>. <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> </ins>Psychiatric disorders can range from mild delusions or mood disorders, to pervasive and severe psychosis. These individuals are most likely to fall under the provisions of the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">‘‘MHA’’</ins>. <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> </ins>The legal issues faced by this group are the central focus of <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[General_Legal_Help_Resources_(14:I)|</ins>'''Chapter 14: Mental Health Law'''<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]]</ins>. Therefore, in this chapter<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, </ins>it is important to note that the term “mental disorder” refers to psychiatric illness and not to those with developmental delays or diminished capacity.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>=== 2. 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border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*Adults with Developmental Disabilities</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*Adults with Developmental Disabilities</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:Website: [https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/family-social-supports/services-for-people-with-disabilities/supports-services#programssupportsforadultswithdd https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/family-social-supports/services-for-people-with-disabilities/supports-services#programssupportsforadultswithdd]</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; 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white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*Transition Planning for Youth and Young Adults</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*Transition Planning for Youth and Young Adults</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:Website: [https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/family-social-supports/services-for-people-with-disabilities/transition-planning-for-youth-young-adults https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/family-social-supports/services-for-people-with-disabilities/transition-planning-for-youth-young-adults]</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">:</ins>: Website: [https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/family-social-supports/services-for-people-with-disabilities/transition-planning-for-youth-young-adults https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/family-social-supports/services-for-people-with-disabilities/transition-planning-for-youth-young-adults]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*Children &amp; Youth with Support Needs</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*Children &amp; Youth with Support Needs</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>:Website: [https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/managing-your-health/child-behaviour-development/support-needs https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/managing-your-health/child-behaviour-development/support-needs]</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">:</ins>: Website: [https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/managing-your-health/child-behaviour-development/support-needs https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/managing-your-health/child-behaviour-development/support-needs]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; 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<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 17:20, 11 August 2023</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{REVIEWED LSLAP | date= August <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">10</del>, 2023}}</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{REVIEWED LSLAP | date= August <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">11</ins>, 2023}}</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{LSLAP Manual TOC|expanded = mentalhealth}}</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{LSLAP Manual TOC|expanded = mentalhealth}}</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l6">Line 6:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 6:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This chapter engages with the legal issues that may arise due to a person’s mental disorder.  By &quot;mental disorder&quot;, we are referring to the range of illnesses and disorders dealt with by psychiatry. It is important to keep in mind that mental illness is not the same as mental incapacity.  For legal matters concerning capacity, such as the capacity to enter into a contract, make a will, or create a representation agreement, please consult [[Introduction to Adult Guardianship (15:I) | &#039;&#039;&#039;Chapter 15: Guardianship&#039;&#039;&#039;]].</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This chapter engages with the legal issues that may arise due to a person’s mental disorder.  By &quot;mental disorder&quot;, we are referring to the range of illnesses and disorders dealt with by psychiatry. It is important to keep in mind that mental illness is not the same as mental incapacity.  For legal matters concerning capacity, such as the capacity to enter into a contract, make a will, or create a representation agreement, please consult [[Introduction to Adult Guardianship (15:I) | &#039;&#039;&#039;Chapter 15: Guardianship&#039;&#039;&#039;]].</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>For the purposes of this chapter, the most important statute is the ''MHA''. Other pertinent legislation is listed later in this chapter under Part II: “Governing Legislation and Resources”. If you have an issue regarding a person who has come into conflict with the law and shows signs of psychiatric disturbance, you may also need to review the ''Forensic Psychiatry Act'', RSBC 1996, c 156 [''FPA'']. This legislation governs the forensic psychiatry services, which assists with court ordered psychiatric assessments, including fitness to stand trial or “Not Criminally Responsible” designations.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>For the purposes of this chapter, the most important statute is the ''MHA''. Other pertinent legislation is listed later in this chapter under <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">'''</ins>Part II: “Governing Legislation and Resources”<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">'''</ins>. If you have an issue regarding a person who has come into conflict with the law and shows signs of psychiatric disturbance, you may also need to review the ''Forensic Psychiatry Act'', RSBC 1996, c 156 [''FPA'']. This legislation governs the forensic psychiatry services, which assists with court ordered psychiatric assessments, including fitness to stand trial or “Not Criminally Responsible” designations.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>== A. Mental Health, Capacity, and the Law: An Overview ==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>== A. Mental Health, Capacity, and the Law: An Overview ==</div></td></tr> </table>

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