Bekendtgørelse af lov om anvendelse af tvang i psykiatrien m.v. | A20240104529 — Denmark law | Esheria

Bekendtgørelse af lov om anvendelse af tvang i psykiatrien m.v.

This provision sets the framework for compulsory measures in psychiatric care, requiring consent where possible and limiting coercion to what the law allows.

Jurisdiction
Denmark
Instrument
Act or statute
Citation
A20240104529
Status
In force
Version
Undated source snapshot
Language
da
Updated
Official source
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Statute overview

About this statute

This provision sets the framework for compulsory measures in psychiatric care, requiring consent where possible and limiting coercion to what the law allows. Section 3 sets deadlines and steps for involuntary admission, detention, transfer back, and ending detention in psychiatric care. Section 10 lets doctors and staff use coercive psychiatric measures only under stated conditions, and gives the minister and Danish Patients’ Safety Authority rule-making and approval powers. Section 18 lets doctors order certain coercive measures in psychiatric settings and requires immediate notice, reporting, and periodic review in some cases. The Justice Minister may set rules on appeals, leave permissions, and the scope of this law’s application, and some decisions may be barred from further administrative appeal.

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