Cap. 525 Art. 17Medical recommendation for a Community Treatment Order.

A person who is a voluntary or involuntary patient within a licensed facility or who is living in the community, may be placed on a Community Treatment Order following a medical recommendation which shall be made by a specialist, preferably the responsible specialist where applicable, and a medical practitioner, preferably the medical practitioner who will be following the patient in the community under the supervision of the responsible specialist, after assessing the person within a maximum period of 24 hours of each other and who are to fill Part (A) and Part (B) respectively of the relevant application in accordance with the Seventh Schedule.