Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010 (nawm7)

PART 2 COORDINATION OF AND CARE PLANNING FOR SECONDARY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE USERS

Definitions

12 Meaning of “relevant patient”

(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.