Cap. 525 Art. 11Involuntary admission for observation.

(1) When a person is admitted and detained in a licensed facility as an involuntary patient he shall be initially detained therein for a period of observation not exceeding two hundred and forty hours from the time of admission in the licensed facility within which urgent treatment may be given: Provided that an assessment by a specialist in mental health shall be carried out within twenty-four hours from the time of admission to the licensed facility and that any issues of immediate concern are dealt with promptly and expediently.

(2) After the lapse of the observation period the patient shall either be discharged or detained as a voluntary patient unless articles 12 or 17 have been applied in which case the patient can be detained involuntarily until a decision of the Commissioner is taken.