Part 7

Compulsory treatment orders
Chapter 3

Compulsory treatment orders: care plan

Care plan: preparation, placing in medical records etc.
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1
As soon as practicable after a patient’s responsible medical officer is appointed under section 230 of this Act, the responsible medical officer shall—
a
prepare a plan (any such plan being referred to in this Act as a “care plan”) relating to the patient; and
b
ensure that the patient’s care plan is included in the patient’s medical records.
2
The care plan shall set out—
a
the medical treatment—
i
which it is proposed to give; and
ii
which is being given,
to the patient while the patient is subject to the compulsory treatment order; and
b
such other information relating to the care of the patient as may be prescribed by regulations.
3
Subject to subsection (4)(b) below, a patient’s responsible medical officer may from time to time amend the patient’s care plan.
4
Regulations may prescribe—
a
circumstances in which a patient’s responsible medical officer is required to amend the patient’s care plan;
b
information in a care plan which may not be amended.
5
Where a patient’s responsible medical officer amends the patient’s care plan—
a
the responsible medical officer shall ensure that, as soon as practicable after it is amended, the amended care plan is included in the patient’s medical records; and
b
subsections (2) to (4) above and this subsection shall apply as if references to the care plan were references to the amended care plan.