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Mental Health Care Act, 2002 (Act No. 17 of 2002)

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Form MHCA 04

 

ANNEXURE

FORM MHCA 04

 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

 

APPLICATION TO THE HEAD OF HEALTH ESTABLISHMENT CONCERNED FOR ASSISTED OR INVOLUNTARY CARE, TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION

(Section 27(1) and 27(2) or 33(1) and 33(2) of the Act)

 

 

(A staff member assisting the Applicant in completing this form must record his/her name, surname and designation)

 

Name, surname and designation of staff member ....................................................................................................

 

 

A. INFORMATION REGARDING THE USER

 

I hereby apply for —

 

 

assisted care

 


or involuntary care


 

 

Surname of User: .....................................................................................

 

First name(s) of User: ................................................................................

 

Date of birth:  ........................................or estimated age ....................

 

 

Gender:

 

 Male


Female


 

Marital status:

 

  S


M


D


W


 

Employment:

 

Yes


or No



 

Property:

 

Yes


or No



 

Income source:

 

Pension



 

 

 

Grant



 

 

 

Other


Specify.......................................

 

 

 

None



 

Is there a reason to believe that an administrator or curator needs to be appointed to manage the financial affairs of the User  

 

Yes

 


or No



 

 

Residential address and contact details:   .................................................................................

 

...............................................................................................................................................

 

...............................................................................................................................................

 

 

B. INFORMATION REGARDING APPLICANT

 

Surname of User .......................................................................................................................

 

First name(s) of User  ................................................................................................................

 

Date of birth  .....................................(must be over 18 years of age) ....................

 

Residential address and contact details: .....................................................................................

 

...................................................................................................................................................

 

...................................................................................................................................................

 

 

C. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN APPLICANT AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE USER: (mark with a cross)

 

 

Spouse

 

 

 

Partner

 

 

 

Associate

 

 

 

Parent

 

 

 

Guardian

 

 

 

Health Care

Provider

 

 

Other

 

 

Specify.............................................................................

 

(If User is under 18 this application must be made by the parent, caregiver, guardian or person with parental right and responsibilities)

 

I last saw the User on .................... at .......................................

                                                        (date)               (time)     (place)

 

(The applicant must have seen the User within seven days of making this application)

 

 

D. WHY IS THE APPLICANT THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER?

 

The spouse, next of kin, partner, associate, parent or guardian of the User is:

 

(i) Unwilling (State reasons for this conclusion):

 

........................................................................................................................

 

.........................................................................................................................

 

.........................................................................................................................

 

.........................................................................................................................

 

or

 

(ii) Incapable (State Reasons for this conclusion):

 

.......................................................................................................................

 

.......................................................................................................................

 

.......................................................................................................................

 

.......................................................................................................................

 

or

 

(iii) Unknown/Untraceable (state efforts made to trace)

 

........................................................................................................................

 

........................................................................................................................

 

........................................................................................................................

 

........................................................................................................................

 

 

E. REASONS FOR THE APPLICATION:

 

I, the undersigned, am of the opinion that the above-mentioned person is suffering from a mental illness / intellectual disability for the following reasons (e.g. what did he/she do or say?):

 

........................................................................................................................

 

.........................................................................................................................

 

.........................................................................................................................

 

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F. IN THE CASE OF AN APPLICATION FOR INVOLUNTARY CARE:

 

In your opinion:

 

(i) Is the User a danger to self and others due to his/her mental illness?

 

Yes

 


No

         

 

(ii) Is the User willing to receive care, treatment and rehabilitation if needed?

 

Yes

 


No

         

 

(iii) Is the User able to make an informed decision?

 

Yes

 


No

         

 

I also attach the following information in support of my application (if available)

 

Medical certificates:

 



 

History of past mental illness:

 


/ intellectual diability:

         

 

Other

 



 

...................................................................................................................................

 

....................................................................................................................................

 

.....................................................................................................................................

 

I wish to have representation / Legal Representation / Legal Aid

 

for myself

 

Yes


No

         

 

or on behalf of the User

 

Yes


No

         

 

Print initials and surname (Applicant) .........................................................................................

 

Signature (Applicant): .................................................................................................................

 

Date: ...........................................................................................................................................

 

Place: ..........................................................................................................................................

 

Note: Applicant must sign under oath...........................................................................................

 

 

F. OATH / AFFIRMATION

 

I certify that:

 

iii.        The deponent acknowledged to me that:

a. He/she knows and understands the contents of this declaration;
b. He/she has no objection to taking the prescribed oath;
c. He/she considers the prescribed oath to be binding on his/her conscience;

 

iv. The deponent signed this declaration in my presence at ........................................ on this.............. day of ................................ 20.....

 

 

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Signature: Commissioner of Oath: Ex-Officio

 

 

Name: ....................................................................................

 

Rank / Designation: .................................................................

 

 

(Submit original to Review Board)