Cap. 525 Art. 12Application for Involuntary Admission for Treatment Order.

(1) If within the period of observation it becomes evident to the multidisciplinary team that the patient requires involuntary admission beyond the observation period for therapeutic reasons, an application for an Involuntary Admission for Treatment Order shall be made to the Commissioner by the responsible specialist on the specified form in accordance with the Third Schedule, supported by a multidisciplinary care plan outlining the patient’s needs, how and by whom these will be addressed, specifying expected outcomes and timeframes: Provided that healthcare professionals making treatment or care decisions as part of the multidisciplinary care plan shall only do this within their professional scope of practice.

(2) The Commissioner shall within one hundred and twenty hours of receipt of the application referred to in subarticle (1):

(a) interview the person, and if required and as necessary, interview also, together or separately, any or all of the members of the multidisciplinary team and the responsible carer, in order to verify that the involuntary admission is appropriate and that a care