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M-10 - Mental Health Act

Section 4
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Inspection
4(1)The Minister may appoint one or more inspectors.
4(2)An inspector appointed under subsection (1) may at any time visit and inspect any psychiatric facility, and in so doing the inspector
(a) may interview patients,
(b) is entitled to free access to all books, records and other documents relating to patients or any matter,
(c) may examine the condition of the psychiatric facility and its equipment,
(d) may interview the staff of the psychiatric facility, and
(e) may inquire into
(i) the quality of care being offered by the psychiatric facility,
(ii) the qualifications, competence and adequacy of staff, and
(iii) the range of services offered and the effectiveness of coordination with other mental health services,
and no person shall obstruct an inspector or withhold, destroy, conceal or refuse to furnish any information or thing required by an inspector for the purposes of an inspection.
1969, c.13, s.4; 1989, c.23, s.4; 2014, c.19, s.26
Inspection
4(1)The Minister may appoint one or more inspectors.
4(2)An inspector appointed under subsection (1) may at any time visit and inspect any psychiatric facility, and in so doing the inspector
(a) may interview patients,
(b) is entitled to free access to all books, records and other documents relating to patients or any matter,
(c) may examine the condition of the psychiatric facility and its equipment,
(d) may interview the staff of the psychiatric facility, and
(e) may inquire into
(i) the quality of care being offered by the psychiatric facility,
(ii) the qualifications, competence and adequacy of staff, and
(iii) the range of services offered and the effectiveness of coordination with other mental health services,
and no person shall obstruct an inspector or withhold, destroy, conceal or refuse to furnish any information or thing required by an inspector for the purposes of an inspection.
1969, c.13, s.4; 1989, c.23, s.4