After assessing someone at a psychiatric facility, a psychiatrist uses this certificate under section 10 of PEI's Mental Health Act to admit them as an involuntary patient. The psychiatrist must have personally assessed the person within the previous 72 hours. The certificate expires 30 days after it is issued unless the attending psychiatrist cancels it sooner.
The psychiatrist who conducted the assessment completes the whole certificate, recording the facility and the start and end times of the assessment, the opinion boxes, the facts behind the opinion, information from other sources, and the date of issue and signature.
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Form 3 - Certificate of Involuntary Admission
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Thirty days from the date it is issued, unless the attending psychiatrist cancels it sooner. Continuing the admission after that requires a Certificate of Renewal (Form 4), which lasts 30 days for a first renewal, 90 days for a second or third, and 12 months for a fourth or later renewal.
A psychiatrist who has personally conducted a psychiatric assessment of the person at the psychiatric facility within the previous 72 hours. The certificate records when that assessment started and ended, and the psychiatrist confirms having made careful inquiry into the facts about the person's mental condition.