P-41 - Mental Patients Protection Act

Section 22 Disposition versions

1992-10-01

22. Any person under close treatment in a facility maintained by an institution which operates a hospital centre may be transferred to a facility maintained by an institution which operates a residential and long-term care centre, a rehabilitation centre or a reception centre to continue or terminate therein his close treatment if the physician treating that person attests by a certificate which he issues for that purpose that such measure does not endanger the health or safety of the person or of others.

The certificate must designate the institution whereto such person is to be transferred and specify the period during which he must remain in a facility maintained by that institution, at the end of which period the person is to return to the facility maintained by the institution operating the hospital centre.

1972, c. 44, s. 22; 1992, c. 21, s. 270.

1977-12-31

22. Any person in close treatment in a hospital centre may be transferred to a reception centre within the meaning of the Act respecting health services and social services to continue or terminate therein his close treatment if the physician treating him attests by a certificate which he issues for that purpose that such measure does not endanger the health or safety of such person or of others.

Such certificate must designate the reception centre whereto such person must be transferred and specify the period of time that he must remain there, at the end of which period such person must return to the hospital centre.

1972, c. 44, s. 22.