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Examination of patients on admission. 18.(1) A patient admitted to hospital pursuant to an application for admission (other than an emergency application) made in accordance with the provisions of this Part shall, unless he has been examined by a medical practitioner appointed for the purposes of section nineteen before he was so admitted, be examined by a medical practitioner on the staff of that hospital immediately after he is admitted thereto. (2) A medical practitioner examining a patient as required by sub-section (1) shall report in writing in the prescribed form to the [Health and Social Services Board] stating the results of his examination.
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