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Anyone who wants help with a mental illness can ask to be admitted to a facility for treatment. The law also allows people to be involuntarily admitted in certain situations. | Anyone who wants help with a mental illness can ask to be admitted to a facility for treatment. The law also allows people to be involuntarily admitted in certain situations. | ||
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Mental health facilities can treat voluntary patients only if the patient consents to the specific treatment. If the patient is incapable of consenting, someone else can act as a '''temporary substitute decision maker''' (TSDM) to consent for them. In order of priority, a TSDM 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. | Mental health facilities can treat voluntary patients only if the patient consents to the specific treatment. If the patient is incapable of consenting, someone else can act as a '''temporary substitute decision maker''' (TSDM) to consent for them. In order of priority, a TSDM 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 TSDM could also be the adult’s '''representative''' (appointed under a representation agreement) or '''committee''' (appointed by the court to make personal, medical, legal and financial decisions). Our information on [[Adults and Consent to | The TSDM could also be the adult’s '''representative''' (appointed under a representation agreement) or '''committee''' (appointed by the court to make personal, medical, legal and financial decisions). Our information on [[Adults and Consent to Health Care (No. 428)|adults and consent to medical care (no. 428)]] has details on consenting to medical treatment and substitute consent. We explain what is a [[Powers of Attorney and Representation Agreements (No. 180)|representative (in no. 180)]] and [[Committeeship (No. 426)|committee (in no. 426)]]. | ||
====If a voluntary patient wants to leave the facility==== | ====If a voluntary patient wants to leave the facility==== | ||
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:Web: [http://gov.bc.ca/mentalhealth gov.bc.ca/mentalhealth] | :Web: [http://gov.bc.ca/mentalhealth gov.bc.ca/mentalhealth] | ||
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