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Formal patients under the Mental Health Act

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Description

Under the Mental Health Act, a formal patient is a patient detained in a facility on the authority of two admission certificates or two renewal certificates. This fact sheet discusses the different between formal and informal patients under the Mental Health Act, and what procedures may lead to a formal admission to a mental health facility.

Updated

January 1, 2012

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Mental Health Act mental health patients

Title and publication information

Type
Fact Sheet
Extent

2 pages

Frequency

Once

Publisher / Creator Information

Creator
Health
Publisher

Health

Place of Publication

Edmonton

Subject Information

Spatial Coverage

Alberta

Resource Dates

Date Created

2012-01-01

Date Added

2017-09-18T21:14:50.043552

Date Modified

2012-01-01

Date Issued

2012-01-01

Date Archived

2020-10-05

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