Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010

12Meaning of “relevant patient”

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(1)For the purposes of this Part, an individual is a relevant patient if a mental health service provider is responsible for providing a secondary mental health service for the individual.

(2)An individual who does not fall within subsection (1) is also a relevant patient if–

(a)the individual is under the guardianship of a local authority in Wales; or

(b)a mental health service provider has decided that the individual would be provided with a secondary mental health service if the individual cooperated with its provision.