VULNERABLE ADULTS
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or revocation of an order mentioned in subsection (2)(c) or (d) (as the case may be) if—
- (a) the vulnerable adult consents to the application; or
- (b) the vulnerable adult is assessed by a mental capacity assessor to lack the mental capacity to consent to the application.
Division 4—Administering medical or dental treatment to vulnerable adult
Administering medical or dental treatment to vulnerable adult
18.—(1) The Director or a protector may require a vulnerable adult to be produced before a registered medical practitioner or registered dentist for any necessary medical or dental treatment, as the case may be—
- (a) before or during the vulnerable adult’s period of committal in a place of temporary care and protection or under the care of a fit person (as the case may be) under section 11(1)(a); and
- (b) during the vulnerable adult’s period of committal in a place of temporary care and protection, place of safety or under the care of a fit person (as the case may be) if the vulnerable adult is the subject of an order of court under section 14(1)(a) or (b).
(2) Any treatment mentioned in subsection (1) may be administered to the vulnerable adult concerned only with the vulnerable adult’s consent unless—
- (a) the vulnerable adult is assessed by a mental capacity assessor to lack the mental capacity to consent, and the registered medical practitioner or registered dentist reasonably believes that it is in the vulnerable adult’s best interests to receive the treatment; or
- (b) it is not practicable to obtain consent from the vulnerable adult, and the registered medical practitioner or registered dentist—
