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How long does a CTO last for?
How long does a CTO last? A CTO lasts 6 months from the date of the order, but it can be renewed. Your responsible clinician will decide whether to renew your CTO. An approved mental health professional will also need to approve this before the CTO can be renewed.
Who can revoke a CTO?
Your RC and AMHP will end your CTO if they decide to keep you in hospital for more than 72 hours. This is called revoking the CTO. They will put you back onto the section of the Mental Health Act you were on before you had your CTO. An AMHP must agree with your RC before they can revoke your CTO.
Can the client who is admitted involuntarily refuse treatment?
Someone who enters a hospital voluntarily and shows no imminent risk of danger to self or others may express the right to refuse treatment by stating he or she wants to leave the hospital. But a person admitted involuntarily, due to danger to self or others, cannot leave, at least not right away.
Can you appeal a CTO?
The same logic should apply in reverse, i.e. when the patient applies on the CTO but it is subsequently revoked. A community patient can also appeal to the hospital managers at any time. The managers of the responsible hospital can discharge the CTO (s23(2)(c)).
When can a patient on CTO be recalled to hospital?
When can I be recalled to hospital? You can be recalled to any hospital if your responsible clinician thinks that: you need medical treatment in hospital for your mental disorder, and. there would be risk of harm to your health or safety or to others if you are not recalled.
When recalling a community treatment order CTO patient what happens at the end of the 72 hour period?
A recall notice is then served on the patient, who on arrival at the hospital they are recalled to, can be detained for up to 72 hours. By the end of this period the CTO must be revoked or the patient released.
How do I cancel my community treatment order?
A CTO lasts 6 months from the date of the order, and can be renewed by your responsible clinician. If you want to be discharged from your CTO, you can apply to the Mental Health Tribunal. While you are on a CTO, you have the right to get support from someone called an independent mental health advocate (IMHA).
How do I recall a CTO?
The CTO recall notice must take the form of form CTO3. It should be given to the patient personally if possible, served on them at their last known address, or if necessary and in a non-urgent situation, it could be posted to them.
What is the right to refuse treatment?
The right to refuse treatment applies to those who cannot make medical decisions for themselves, as well as to those who can; the only difference is how we protect the rights of people who cannot make decisions for themselves (see VEN’s free handbook Making Medical Decisions for Someone Else).
How do I remove a CTO?
Your CTO can end in a number of different ways:
- Your CTO expires. This is where your CTO expires before it is renewed.
- Your CTO is revoked.
- Your responsible clinician discharges you.
- Apply to the Mental Health Tribunal to be discharged.
- A hospital managers’ hearing discharges you.
- Your nearest relative discharges you.
What happens when a CTO ends?
If you are applying for a further CTO, a hearing should be held before the current order ends to ensure continuity of care. However, an application can be made for a new order if a previous CTO has expired. the Tribunal revokes the CTO; or. the Tribunal orders that it has no effect.
What do you need to know about community treatment orders?
About Community Treatment Orders. A community treatment order (CTO) is part of the Mental Health Act. A CTO allows you to leave hospital and be treated safely in the community rather than hospital. A CTO means that you have to keep to certain conditions in the community.
What is a community treatment Organization (CTO)?
Having a CTO means that clinicians can provide treatment without consent for individuals with severe mental health problems who are living ‘in the community’. If a person on a CTO does not follow the treatment then he or she can be forcibly sent to an inpatient unit.
What is compulsory treatment in the community?
Compulsory treatment in the community is enabled by mental health acts in other Australian states and territories. Having a CTO means that clinicians can provide treatment without consent for individuals with severe mental health problems who are living ‘in the community’.
When do you get a CTO under the Mental Health Act?
If you are in hospital, you could be under a section of the Mental Health Act 1983. You will only get a CTO before you are discharged from section 3 or 37 of the Mental Health Act. Not everyone is put on a CTO before they are discharged.