Part 4

Health Board and local authority functions
Chapter 1

Health Board duties

Services and accommodation: particular cases

Services and accommodation for mothers
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1
A Health Board shall provide for any woman who—
a
is the mother or adoptive mother of a child less than one year old;
b
cares for the child;
c
is not likely to endanger the health or welfare of the child; and
d
has been admitted to hospital, whether voluntarily or not, for the purposes of receiving treatment for—
i
post-natal depression; or
ii
a mental disorder (other than post-natal depression),
such services and accommodation as are necessary to ensure that the woman is able, if she wishes, to care for the child in hospital.
1A
But a Health Board is required to provide services and accommodation under subsection (1) above only if it is satisfied that doing so would be beneficial to the wellbeing of the child.
2
Each Health Board shall collaborate with other Health Boards to whatever extent is necessary to fulfil its duty under subsection (1) above.
S. 24 in force at 5.10.2005 by S.S.I. 2005/161, art. 3 (as substituted (1.7.2005) by S.S.I. 2005/375, art. 2 and as amended (22.9.2005) by S.S.I. 2005/459, art. 2)
S. 24 title substituted by virtue of (30.6.2017) by Mental Health (Scotland) Act 2015 (asp 9), ss. 31(3), 61(2); S.S.I. 2017/197, art. 2, sch.
S. 24(1A) inserted (30.6.2017) by Mental Health (Scotland) Act 2015 (asp 9), ss. 31(2)(b), 61(2); S.S.I. 2017/197, art. 2, sch.
Words in s. 24(1)(d) substituted (30.6.2017) by Mental Health (Scotland) Act 2015 (asp 9), ss. 31(2)(a), 61(2); S.S.I. 2017/197, art. 2, sch.