Application for inquiry by review board
31(1)An involuntary patient, or any person on behalf of an involuntary patient, may file an application on a form provided by the Minister with the chairman of the review board having jurisdiction for an inquiry into whether
(a)
the involuntary patient suffers from a serious mental illness,
(b)
the involuntary patient’s recent behaviour demonstrates that, because of the serious mental illness, the patient is likely to cause serious harm to himself or herself or to another person or to suffer substantial mental or physical deterioration,
(c)
the involuntary patient is not suitable for admission as a voluntary patient,
(d)
less restrictive alternatives would be inappropriate, and
(e)
the involuntary patient requires hospitalization in the interests of the patient’s own safety or the safety of others.
31(2)An application may be filed under subsection (1) when any certificate of detention in relation to the patient comes into force.
31(3)An application may be filed under subsection (1) at any time by the Minister, the Executive Director or the administrator in respect of any involuntary patient.
1969, c.13, s.31; 1989, c.23, s.5; 2014, c.19, s.19; 2014, c.19, s.26; 2017, c.4, s.1