September 12, 2026

Section 9 – Mental Healthcare Act: Advance Directive Not to Apply to Emergency Treatment

The Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 — back to Table of Contents

Section 9. Advance directive not to apply to emergency treatment

The advance directive shall not apply to the emergency treatment given under section 103 to a person who made the advance directive.

Note: This is a cross-reference as printed in the Act to the emergency treatment provision; the substantive emergency treatment provision is set out at section 94.