Informed consent must be filed
176 Informed consent must be filed
The person responsible under subsection (2) must ensure that any informed consent given to the provision of treatment to a voluntary patient is filed.
For subsection (1), the person responsible is —
if the treatment is provided at a mental health service — the person in charge of the mental health service; or
if the treatment is provided at a place other than a mental health service — the medical practitioner or mental health practitioner providing the treatment.
The record of the informed consent must include —
the date when the informed consent was given; and
whether the informed consent was given —
by the patient himself or herself; or
by a person authorised by law to give the informed consent on the patient’s behalf;
and
if paragraph (b)(ii) applies —
the name and contact details of the person who gave the informed consent; and
details of the person’s authority to do so.
Notes for this section:
1. For section 176(3)(b)(i), an adult can give consent by making an advance health directive (see the GAA Act section 110ZJ(2)).
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