Cap. 525 ст. 13Extension of Involuntary Admission for Treatment Order. Continuing Detention Order.

(1) An Involuntary Admission for Treatment Order may be extended for a further period not exceeding five weeks as approved by the Commissioner following an application by the responsible specialist.

(2) An application for extension of Involuntary Admission for Treatment Order in accordance with the Fourth Schedule shall be submitted by the responsible specialist to the Commissioner at least one hundred and sixty-eight hours before the termination of the initial period of involuntary admission for treatment giving specific reasons for the extension and any modification of the care plan.

(3) (a) Before granting any extension the Commissioner shall investigate whether the criteria for involuntary admission are still operative and whether there was any failure by any healthcare professional in not attaining the desired outcomes as a result of not abiding by established patient management protocols and, or the multidisciplinary care plan submitted by the team.

(b) In those cases where the Commissioner is satisfied that the necessity for the extension results from a failure from any healthcare professional in not abiding to established patient management protocols and, or to the submitted multidisciplinary care plan, the Commissioner shall make any recommendations he deems necessary and take such actions against any healthcare professional as provided by or under this Act.

(4) No further extension of involuntary admission and treatment is allowed beyond the extension granted by the Commissioner under subarticle (1):

Provided that upon the application of the responsible specialist for a Continuing Detention Order on the prescribed form in accordance with the Fifth Schedule, if the Commissioner is satisfied, after an independent review by a specialist, that the person still has a mental disorder that requires treatment and should continue to be detained for his own safety or that of others, and that no other less restrictive way would achieve the best possible outcome for that person and his safety and, or the protection of the public, the Commissioner may grant a Continuing Detention Order for a maximum period of six months which may be renewed for further periods of up to six months after a new application accompanied by a modified multidisciplinary care plan is submitted to the Commissioner.