Designated facilities are places designated in the as a facility for the purposes of the Mental Health Act (MHA). Designated facilities are the only facilities that can admit and detain someone as a formal patient under the MHA. For a current list of designated facilities, see the Government of Â鶹ӳ» page on Detention, . No hospitals or sites outside those listed in the regulation have the authority to detain a person as a formal patient.
A person becomes a formal patient when they are detained in a designated facility pursuant to the issuance of two admission certificates or two renewal certificates (these two certificates are called ¡°sets¡±).
The following information and links will assist with the process of formal patient certification.
