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==Voluntary admission to hospital== | ==Voluntary admission to hospital== | ||
Anyone 16 years of age or older can ask to be admitted for treatment to a psychiatric unit in a general hospital or a psychiatric hospital in British Columbia. If a doctor who examines that person | Anyone 16 years of age or older can ask to be admitted for treatment to a psychiatric unit in a general hospital or a psychiatric hospital in British Columbia. If a doctor who examines that person believes the person needs psychiatric treatment, that person can be admitted to hospital. People under the age of 16 need a parent or guardian to apply on their behalf. | ||
Hospitals can treat voluntary patients only if the patient consents to the specific treatment. If they are incapable of consenting, someone else can act as a ''temporary substitute decision maker'' (a TDSM) to consent for them. In order of priority, a TDSM could be their spouse, child, parent, brother, sister, grandparent, grandchild, any other person related to them by birth or adoption, a close friend, or a person immediately related to them by marriage. The TSDM must be at least 19 years old, must get along with the patient, and must have been in contact with the patient in the past 12 months. | Hospitals can treat voluntary patients only if the patient consents to the specific treatment. If they are incapable of consenting, someone else can act as a ''temporary substitute decision maker'' (a TDSM) to consent for them. In order of priority, a TDSM could be their spouse, child, parent, brother, sister, grandparent, grandchild, any other person related to them by birth or adoption, a close friend, or a person immediately related to them by marriage. The TSDM must be at least 19 years old, must get along with the patient, and must have been in contact with the patient in the past 12 months. | ||
The TDSM could also be the adult’s ''representative or committee'' (a person appointed by court to make personal, medical, legal, and financial decisions for someone who is mentally incapable and cannot make those decisions). Script [[Adults and Consent to Health Care (Script 428)|428]] on “Adults and Consent to Medical Care”, has details on consenting to medical treatment and substitute consent. Script [[Committeeship (Script 426)|426]] explains committees and script [[Power of Attorney and Representation Agreements (Script 180)|180]] explains powers of attorney and representation agreements. | The TDSM could also be the adult’s ''representative or committee'' (a person appointed by court to make personal, medical, legal, and financial decisions for someone who is mentally incapable and cannot make those decisions). Script [[Adults and Consent to Health Care (Script 428)|428]] on “Adults and Consent to Medical Care”, has details on consenting to medical treatment and substitute consent. Script [[Committeeship (Script 426)|426]] explains committees and script [[Power of Attorney and Representation Agreements (Script 180)|180]] explains powers of attorney and representation agreements. | ||
==What if a voluntary patient wants to leave the hospital?== | ==What if a voluntary patient wants to leave the hospital?== | ||
