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Article L3223-1 of the French Public Health Code

The commission provided for in article L. 3222-5 : 1° Is informed, under the conditions laid down in Chapters II and III of Title I of this Book, of any decision to admit a person to psychiatric care, of any renewal of this decision and of any decision terminating this care ; 2° Receives complaints from persons undergoing psychiatric care pursuant to Chapters II to IV of Title I of…

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Article L3223-2 of the French Public Health Code

The committee provided for in article L. 3222-5 is made up of : 1° Two psychiatrists, one appointed by the public prosecutor at the court of appeal, the other by the representative of the State in the department ; 2° (Repealed) ; 3° Two representatives of approved associations of patients and families of people with mental disorders, appointed by the State representative in the department; 4° A general practitioner appointed…

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Article L3241-2 of the French Public Health Code

The Saint-Martin Territorial Commission for Psychiatric Hospitalisation is made up of : 1° A psychiatrist or, failing that, a doctor with knowledge and experience in psychiatry appointed by the public prosecutor at the Basse-Terre Court of Appeal; 2° (Repealed) ; 3° Two representatives of approved associations of patients and families of persons suffering from mental disorders, or, failing this, two qualified persons, appointed by the State representative; 4° A general…

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Article L3251-1 of the French Public Health Code

I.-When a request for a person to be admitted for psychiatric care has been submitted under the conditions provided for in 1° of II of article L. 3212-1 or when an imminent danger to the person’s health has been established under the conditions provided for in 2° of the same II, the State representative will, with a view to admitting the person into psychiatric care, issue an order for the…

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Article L3251-2 of the French Public Health Code

In the event of imminent danger to the patient’s health or to the safety of persons, certified by a medical opinion, the representative of the State in Saint-Barthélemy will take all necessary provisional measures to supervise a person whose behaviour reveals obvious mental disorder with a view to their possible transfer to an establishment located in Saint-Martin, Guadeloupe or Martinique and authorised to treat persons suffering from mental disorder in…

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Article L3251-3 of the French Public Health Code

The medical transfer is carried out at the administration’s expense using either a national navy ship, or a ship or aircraft chartered by the representative of the State in Saint-Barthélemy. The latter takes all necessary measures to ensure the safety of the mentally ill person, other persons and property during this transfer.

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Article L3251-4 of the French Public Health Code

Before the person concerned arrives in the host local authority, the State representative in Saint-Barthélemy will send the transfer order and the medical and administrative documents mentioned in article L. 3251-1 to the State representative in the host local authority.

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