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A Form 47 (Order for Examination), can be issued by a physician when a patient is non-adherent to an agreed-upon treatment plan as laid out in the Community Treatment Order (Form 45). The patient is brought to a healthcare facility by law enforcement.

A community treatment order (CTO) is a tool to help patients comply with treatment while in the community. Its purpose is to break the cycle of involuntary hospitalization, decompensation, and re-hospitalization. The Mental Health Act sets out the criteria under which a CTO can be written.

The consent of a person subject to a CTO or his or her substitute decision-maker, if any, must be voluntary, informed and not “coerced.”

In Ontario, a Form 49 can be issued through the Ontario Review Board (ORB). A Form 49 can be thought of as a detention order. This means the patient does not need any additional Forms to be issued (e.g. - such as a Form 1) to detain them once they are brought to a hospital.

A Form 47 (Order for Examination), can be issued by a physician when a patient is non-adherent to an agreed-upon treatment plan as laid out in the Community Treatment Order (Form 45). The patient is brought to a healthcare facility by law enforcement.

A final point: even though the Form 47 is in effect for 30 days from issuance, the direction is that the person be taken into custody “forthwith” which is legalese for immediately. The police are not allowed to proceed at leisure or when convenient.

A Form 4 (Certificate of Renewal) under the Ontario Mental Health Act is a form issued when a patient continues to meet criteria for an involuntary admission after a Form 3 expires.

A Form 47 (Order for Examination) can be issued by a physician when followup on the CTP has not taken place. This form is completed and given to the local police department in the area in which the client resides.