Substance Addiction (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 2017

Assessment and treatment of persons suffering from severe substance addiction - Compulsory treatment of patients

44: Plan for future treatment and care

You could also call this:

"Getting a plan for when you finish treatment to help you stay healthy and safe"

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When you are getting treatment for a substance addiction, a doctor will make a plan for when you leave the treatment programme. The plan will say what treatment you should have next and what care you should get to help you. The doctor will also think about what other actions might be good for you.

The doctor must talk to you, the people who care for you, and anyone else who is helping you, to make this plan. This includes your main caregiver, a welfare guardian if you have one, and a person you have chosen to support you. The doctor will also talk to any organisations that are helping you.

The doctor will make sure you and the people helping you have the information you need about your future treatment and care. This will help you know what to do when you leave the treatment programme. You will get the information you need to take care of yourself.

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Part 2Assessment and treatment of persons suffering from severe substance addiction
Compulsory treatment of patients

44Plan for future treatment and care

  1. The responsible clinician must, if practicable, prepare a plan for the patient's release from compulsory status.

  2. The plan must set out the responsible clinician's recommendation for future treatment, follow-up care, and any other action that the clinician considers appropriate.

  3. In preparing the plan, the responsible clinician must take all reasonably practicable steps to ensure that the following are consulted:

  4. the patient:
    1. the patient’s principal caregiver:
      1. the patient’s welfare guardian (if the court has appointed one):
        1. the patient’s nominated person (if the patient has nominated one):
          1. any agency involved in providing relevant services to the patient.
            1. The responsible clinician must take all reasonably practicable steps to provide the persons specified in subsection (3)(a) to (d) with appropriate information about future treatment and follow-up care.