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Uudenmaan LO 13.5.1997 495/6 AI generated

Administrative court dismisses psychiatric compulsory treatment extension due to statutory six-month validity limit.

Case Number Uudenmaan LO 13.5.1997 495/6
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Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
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Outcome Dismissed
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The administrative court refused to approve a doctor's decision to extend compulsory psychiatric hospitalization beyond the statutory limit. Although the patient had been involuntarily admitted in late 1996, the court noted that the initial authorization expired after six months. Consequently, the subsequent extension request filed in March 1997 was deemed invalid because it lacked a valid legal basis under the Mental Health Care Act.

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Mielenterveyslain 12 §:n 1 momentti; A doctor's decision to extend compulsory psychiatric treatment is invalid if it exceeds the six-month validity period of the initial authorization without a new valid basis.

Keywords

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compulsory psychiatric treatment administrative review statutory validity period mental health care act extension of detention

Cited Legislation

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Mielenterveyslain 12 § 1 momentti

Cited Case Law

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Lapin LO A:22.8.1991 T:987
Lapin LO A:22.8.1991 T:987
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admin_1998_hame-county__628
Court dismisses complaint regarding missed deadline for involuntary psychiatric treatment continuation decision.
admin_1991_lapland-county__987
Mental health care continuation decision by treating physician was not subject to county court review.
admin_2009_helsinki__504
Administrative court upheld psychiatrist's order to continue involuntary psychiatric hospitalization under Mental Health Act.
admin_2013_helsinki__574
Administrative court upheld psychiatrist's decision to continue involuntary care despite external monitoring doctor's lack of access to patient records.
admin_2001_helsinki__992
Administrative court rejected psychiatric hospitalization order because the care home lacked statutory psychiatric care unit status.

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A oli otettu 22.9.1996 vastoin tahtoaan psykiatriseen sairaalahoitoon.

Tuota sairaalahoitoa oli jatkettu 20.12.1996

tehdyllä päätöksellä, jonka lääninoikeus oli vahvistanut.

Psykiatrisesta sairaalahoidosta vastaava lääkäri oli

12.3.1997 tehnyt päätöksen, jolla A:n pakkohoitoa psykiatrisessa

sairaalassa oli edelleen jatkettu, ja alisti päätöksen

lääninoikeuden vahvistettavaksi.

Koska 20.12.1996 tehdyn päätöksen nojalla A:ta saatiin pitää

hoidossa hänen tahdostaan riippumatta enintään kuusi

kuukautta ja tuo jatkopäätös oli vielä voimassa, lääninoikeus

jätti vahvistamatta lääkärin 12.3.1997 mielenterveyslain

12 §:n 1 momentin mukaisesti tekemän päätöksen.

MielenterveysL_12_§

Vrt. Lapin LO A:22.8.1991 T:987