Cap. 525 ст. 9Involuntary admission for observation - medical recommen-dation. Emergency admission for observation - medical recommenda-tion. Urgenttreatmentin an emergency.

(1) Prior to an involuntary admission for observation, an initial medical assessment shall be made by two medical practitioners, one of whom shall be a specialist, within a maximum of seventy-two hours from each other and who shall fill the recommendation in Part (A) of the application form for involuntary admission in accordance with the Second Schedule. In the case of a discrepancy between the two assessments, a third independent assessment by a specialist in mental health shall be carried out and then the majority recommendation shall prevail.

(2) In case of emergency, when there is a serious likelihood of immediate physical harm to the person or to third parties, an initial single medical assessment shall suffice for the purpose of application for involuntary admission for observation. The second medical assessment by a specialist in mental health shall be carried out within twenty-four hours of admission to the licensed facility.

(3) No involuntary treatment shall be given before the second assessment has been carried out unless it is emergency treatment meant solely to prevent physical harm to the patient or others or to prevent mental deterioration.