Question 35 (part 2) · LEK · Referral
Involuntary admission to a mental hospital in accordance with the Law on Protection of Mental Health should be reported to a guardianship court within:
- A. within 12 hours.
- B. within 24 hours.
- C. within 48 hours.
- D. within 72 hours.
- E. before the patient’s discharge from hospital.
Hint
Two separate deadlines follow an involuntary admission — approval by the head of the ward and notice to the court; they are not the same.
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