Section 12 Mental Health Act

A any physician who is licensed pursuant to section 2 of chapter 112 or qualified psychiatric nurse mental health clinical specialist authorized to practice as such under regulations promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 80b of said chapter 112 or a qualified psychologist licensed pursuant to sections 118 to 129 inclusive of said chapter 112 or.

Section 12 mental health act. Mental health act 1983 section 12 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 26 september 2020. 1 where a member of the garda síochána has reasonable grounds for believing that a person is suffering from a mental disorder and that because of the mental disorder there is a serious likelihood of the person causing immediate and serious harm to himself or herself or to other persons the member may either alone or with any other members of the garda. Emergency restraint and hospitalization of persons posing risk of serious harm by reason of mental illness.

There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. A has been convicted of or pled guilty or nolo contendere to a felony or to any crime related to the person s practice or received a deferred sentence to a felony charge. House bill 4681 an act to improve emergency access to mental health services section 12 law was passed by the legislature and signed into law by governor patrick.

As of november 8 2010 licsws in the commonwealth of massachusetts will be authorized to sign a section 12 a known as a pink paper. Powers of garda síochána to take person believed to be suffering from mental disorder into custody. Section 12 2 of the mental health act 1983 requires that in those cases where two medical recommendations for the compulsory admission of a mentally disordered person to hospital or for reception into guardianship are required one of the two must be made by a practitioner approved for the purposes of that section by the secretary of state.