Part 4Health Board and local authority functions
Chapter 1Health Board duties
Approved medical practitioners
I1I222Approved medical practitioners
1
Subject to subsection (3) below, the persons mentioned in subsection (2) below shall each compile and maintain a list of medical practitioners who—
a
have such qualifications and experience, and have undertaken such training, as may be specified in directions given by the Scottish Ministers; and
b
are approved for the purposes of this paragraph by the Board concerned as having special experience in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorder.
2
Those persons are—
a
a Health Board; and
b
the State Hospitals Board for Scotland.
3
A list compiled by a Health Board under subsection (1) above shall be compiled for its area.
4
A medical practitioner included for the time being in any list maintained under subsection (1) above is referred to in this Act as an “approved medical practitioner”.
Services and accommodation: particular cases
I323Provision of services and accommodation for certain patients under 18
1
A Health Board shall provide for any child or young person who—
a
is detained in hospital under Part 5 or 6 of this Act; or
b
has been admitted to hospital, whether voluntarily or not, for the purposes of receiving treatment for a mental disorder,
such services and accommodation as are sufficient for the particular needs of that child or young person.
2
In this section, “child or young person” means a person under the age of 18 years.
I424F1Services and accommodation for mothers
1
A Health Board shall provide for any woman who—
a
is the mother or adoptive mother of a child less than one year old;
b
cares for the child;
c
is not likely to endanger the health or welfare of the child; and
d
has been admitted to hospital, whether voluntarily or not, for the purposes of receiving treatment F3for—
i
post-natal depression; or
ii
a mental disorder (other than post-natal depression),
such services and accommodation as are necessary to ensure that the woman is able, if she wishes, to care for the child in hospital.
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But a Health Board is required to provide services and accommodation under subsection (1) above only if it is satisfied that doing so would be beneficial to the wellbeing of the child.
2
Each Health Board shall collaborate with other Health Boards to whatever extent is necessary to fulfil its duty under subsection (1) above.