Shanghai | Ningbo | Hangzhou | Beijing | Wuxi | Wuhan | Shenzhen | Draft 1 | Draft 2 | National Law | |
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Medical protective admission | ||||||||||
Initial assessment | Attending psychiatrist | Psychiatrist | Psychiatrist | Psychiatrist (2 years' experience) | Psychiatrist | Psychiatrist | Attending psychiatrist | Psychiatrist | Psychiatrist | Psychiatrist |
Deciding authority | Guardian | Guardian | Guardian | Guardians or next of kin | Guardian | Guardian | Guardian | Guardian or next of kin | Guardian or next of kin | Guardian |
Maximum length | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND |
Reassessment | Monthly | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND |
Emergency admission | ||||||||||
Initial assessment | Two psychiatrists (1 attending psychiatrist) | – | – | Two attending psychiatrists | Two attending psychiatrists | – | Attending psychiatrists | Two psychiatrists | Two psychiatrists | Psychiatrist |
Deciding authority | – | – | – | |||||||
Police | Yes | – | – | Yes | Yes | – | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Affiliated units | Yes | – | – | No | Yes | – | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Neighborhood/villager committees | Yes | – | – | No | No | – | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Maximum detention | 72 h | – | – | ND | ND | – | ND | 72 h | ND | ND |
Review process | ||||||||||
Stage I | ||||||||||
Confirm the diagnosis | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ND | ND | ND | ND |
Confirm the necessity for admission | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes* |
Confirmation of the diagnosis by another mental health institution | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | Yes | Yes | Yes* | Yes* |
Maximum wait for review | 6 mo | 6 mo | 1 mo | 3 mo | 3 mo | 1 mo | 5 d | 5 d | 5 d | ND |
Stage II | ||||||||||
Review by forensic psychiatrist | Yes | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes* |
Reassessment | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | Yes | ND |
Maximum wait for review | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | 7 d | 5 d | ND |
ND, not defined.
↵* For patients with risk to others.