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P-38.001 - Act respecting the protection of persons whose mental state presents a danger to themselves or to others

Section 2
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2. The psychiatric examination to which a person is required to submit by law or by a court decision must be carried out by a psychiatrist. However, if it is not possible to obtain the services of a psychiatrist in due time, the examination may be carried out by any other physician.
The person who carries out the examination may not be the spouse, a close relative or relative by marriage or a civil union or the representative of the person undergoing the examination or of the person who requested the examination.
1997, c. 75, s. 2; 2002, c. 6, s. 151.
2. The psychiatric examination to which a person is required to submit by law or by a court decision must be carried out by a psychiatrist. However, if it is not possible to obtain the services of a psychiatrist in due time, the examination may be carried out by any other physician.
The person who carries out the examination may not be the spouse or de facto spouse, a close relative or relative by marriage or the representative of the person undergoing the examination or of the person who requested the examination.
1997, c. 75, s. 2.
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