Definition
Whether a person is treated on an involuntary basis under the relevant state or territory mental health legislation, at any time during an episode of admitted patient care, an episode of residential care or treatment of a patient/client by a community based service during a reporting period.
Involuntary patients are persons who are compulsorily treated in hospital or in the community under state and territory mental health legislation for the purpose of assessment or provision of appropriate treatment or care.
Components
Data Element
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Data Element Concept (this item)Episode of care—mental health legal status
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Object ClassEpisode of care
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PropertyMental health legal status
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Conceptual DomainNone
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