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The Mental Health (Safeguards for Certain Informal Patients) (Scotland) Regulations 2005 No. 401
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SCOTTISH STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS
2005 No. 401
MENTAL HEALTH
The Mental Health (Safeguards for Certain Informal Patients) (Scotland) Regulations 2005
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Made |
28th July 2005 | |
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Coming into force |
5th October 2005 | |
The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 244 of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003[
1], and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations, a draft of which has, in accordance with section 326(4)(c) of that Act, been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament:
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.
—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Mental Health (Safeguards for Certain Informal Patients) (Scotland) Regulations 2005 and shall come into force on 5th October 2005.
(2) In these Regulations–
"the 2003 Act" means the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003;
"designated medical practitioner" means–
(a) a child specialist[2], where the medical practitioner primarily responsible for treating the patient is not a child specialist; or
(b) a medical practitioner approved for the purposes of this regulation by the Commission, where the medical practitioner primarily responsible for treating the patient is a child specialist;
"medical treatment" means a type of medical treatment specified in regulation 6;
"parental responsibilities" and "parental rights" have the meanings given by sections 1(3) and 2(4) of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995[3];
"patient" shall be construed in accordance with regulation 2;
"transcranial magnetic stimulation" means the focal modulation of the activity of specific brain regions, by the administration of a changing magnetic field repeatedly, over an extended period;
"vagus nerve stimulation" means the intermittent electrical stimulation of the cervical portion of the left vagus nerve by a surgically implanted, programmable electronic device which administers electrical stimuli repeatedly, over an extended period; and
any reference to a numbered section is a reference to the section bearing that number in the Act.
Conditions to be satisfied
2.
The conditions which must be satisfied before medical treatment may be given to a patient–
are those specified in regulations 3, 4 or 5.
Patients capable of consenting to certain medical treatment and not refusing consent
3.
—(1) Subject to paragraph (3), medical treatment may be given to a patient on condition that the medical practitioner primarily responsible for treating the patient or a designated medical practitioner certifies in writing that–
(2) If the patient withdraws consent to the treatment (in writing or otherwise) at any time before its completion, this regulation shall then apply as if the remainder of the treatment were a separate treatment.
(3) Any certificate under paragraph (1) shall be given by a child specialist.
Patients incapable of consenting to medical treatment
4.
—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), medical treatment may be given to a patient on condition that a designated medical practitioner certifies in writing that–
(2) Paragraph (1) above does not authorise the giving of medical treatment by force to a patient.
(3) If the person referred to in paragraph (1)(c) withdraws consent to the treatment (in writing or otherwise) at any time before its completion, this regulation shall then apply as if the remainder of the treatment were a separate treatment.
Urgent medical treatment
5.
—(1) Where it is necessary as a matter of urgency for medical treatment to be given to such a patient for any of the purposes mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (c) of section 243(3), the treatment may, subject to subsection (4) of that section and to paragraphs (2) and (3) below, be given notwithstanding that–
(2) Treatment may be given on condition that a designated medical practitioner certifies in writing that–
but it is necessary to give the medical treatment to the patient for any of the purposes mentioned in paragraph (1), and that purpose is specified in the certificate.
(3) Paragraph (1) above does not authorise the giving of medical treatment–
Specified medical treatments
6.
The types of medical treatment specified for the purpose of section 244 are–
when given as treatment for mental disorder or in consequence of the patient having a mental disorder.
LEWIS MACDONALD
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew's House, Edinburgh
28th July 2005
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations specify types of medical treatment which may be given to patients under section 244 of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003, and provide that such treatment may only be given in accordance with certain safeguards.
Regulations 3, 4 and 5 prescribe the conditions which must be satisfied before medical treatment may be given to the patient.
Regulation 6 lists the types of medical treatment as electro-convulsive therapy, transcranial magnetic stimulation and vagus nerve stimulation.
Notes:
[1]
2003 asp 13.back
[2]
"child specialist" has the meaning given in section 249 of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 asp 13. Note also section 233(3) of that Act.back
[3]
1995 c.36.back
[4]
1995 c.46.back
ISBN
0 11 069673 5
© Crown copyright 2005
Prepared
16 August 2005