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Mental Health (Miscellaneous Provisions and Prescribed Forms) (Jersey) Order 2018

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A decision made 4 July 2019:

Decision Reference:       MD-HCS-2019-0033

Decision Summary Title :

Amendment to Mental Health (Miscellaneous Provisions and Prescribed Forms) (Jersey) Order 2018

 

Date of Decision Summary:

4th July 2019

Decision Summary Author:

 

Interim Divisional Lead - Mental Health Services

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

(State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)

Exempt Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

Capacity & Liberty Officer, Mental Health Legislation Team

 

Written Report

Title :

Amendment to Mental Health (Miscellaneous Provisions and Prescribed Forms) (Jersey) Order 2018: Instructions

Date of Written Report:

4th July 2019

Written Report Author:

Interim Divisional Lead – Mental Health Services

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

(State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)

ExemptPublic

Subject: Amendment to Mental Health (Miscellaneous Provisions and Prescribed Forms) (Jersey) Order 2018.

 

Decision(s):  The Minister agreed to Aan amendment to the 2018 Order, Mental Health (Jersey) Law 2016 (the “MHJL”) is required in order to enable general practitioners (“GPs”) to be approved as approved practitioners (“APs”) under the Mental Health (Jersey) Law 2016 (the “MHJL”) so that they may be appointed as medical members to the Mental Health Review Tribunal Panel (the “MHRT”).

 

Reason(s) for Decision: Currently, the way in which the 2016 Law and the 2018 Order are drafted, and training and experience requirements for APs generally, prevents GPs from being eligible for appointment as medical members. Further background and rationale is provided in the attached written report. It is essential that general practitioners can be eligible under the 2016 Law and 2018 Order for consideration for appointment to the Mental Health Review Tribunal Panel as qualified persons, to act as medical members to the Tribunal subject to appointment in accordance with the 2016 Law.

 

Resource Implications: There are no resource implications.

 

Action required: Officers to instruct the Legislative Drafting Office, and attend to all such ancillary and associated actions, as required.

 

Signature:

 

 

Position:

Minister for Health and Community Services

 

Date Signed:

 

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

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