Before a formal patient's current certificates run out, two qualified health professionals examine the patient separately and, if all four admission criteria are still met, each issues this renewal certificate within 24 hours of their own examination. Two renewal certificates extend detention for one additional month the first time, one more month the second time, and up to six additional months each time after that.
Each of the two examiners completes their own certificate, ticking psychiatrist or other qualified health professional. Section 8 requires at least one certificate to be issued by a psychiatrist and at least one examiner to be a member of the staff of the facility where the patient is detained.
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Form 2 - Renewal Certificate
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Two qualified health professionals, each after a separate examination. Section 8 of the Mental Health Act requires at least one of them to be a psychiatrist and at least one to be on the staff of the facility where the patient is detained. The AHS completeness review flags a certificate that does not identify its issuer as a psychiatrist or other qualified health professional.
Two renewal certificates authorize detention for not more than one additional month the first time, not more than one additional month the second time, and not more than six additional months the third and each later time. Each certificate must be issued within 24 hours after that examiner's own examination of the patient.