(ii) the sedation to be administered is necessary to prevent serious and imminent harm to the person or to another person. (2) Subsection (1)(b) does not limit the power of a registered nurse or ambulance paramedic to administer sedation within the ordinary scope of his or her practice. S. 351 351 Apprehension of person by police officer or (Heading) protective services officer amended by No. 55/2014 s. 175(1). S. 351(1) (1) A police officer, or a protective services officer on amended by duty at a designated place, may apprehend a No. 55/2014 s. 175(2). person if the police officer or the protective services officer is satisfied that— (a) the person appears to have mental illness; and (b) because of the person's apparent mental illness, the person needs to be apprehended to prevent serious and imminent harm to the person or to another person. (2) A police officer or a protective services officer is S. 351(2) amended by not required for the purposes of subsection (1) to No. 55/2014 s. 175(3). exercise any clinical judgement as to whether the person has mental illness. S. 351(3) (3) A police officer or a protective services officer amended by exercising the powers conferred by this section No. 55/2014 s. 175(3). may be accompanied by a registered medical practitioner or a mental health practitioner. S. 351(4) (4) A person apprehended under this section is subject amended by to the custody of the police officer or the No. 55/2014 protective services officer, as the case may be, s. 175(4). until released from that custody in accordance with this section.
(ii) the sedation to be administered is necessary to prevent serious and imminent harm to the person or to another person. (2) Subsection (1)(b) does not limit the power of a registered nurse or ambulance paramedic to administer sedation within the ordinary scope of his or her practice. S. 351 (Heading) amended by No. 55/2014 s. 175(1). 351 Apprehension of person by police officer or protective services officer S. 351(1) amended by No. 55/2014 s. 175(2). (1) A police officer, or a protective services officer on duty at a designated place, may apprehend a person if the police officer or the protective services officer is satisfied that— (a) the person appears to have mental illness; and (b) because of the person's apparent mental illness, the person needs to be apprehended to prevent serious and imminent harm to the person or to another person. S. 351(2) amended by No. 55/2014 s. 175(3). (2) A police officer or a protective services officer is not required for the purposes of subsection (1) to exercise any clinical judgement as to whether the person has mental illness. S. 351(3) amended by No. 55/2014 s. 175(3). (3) A police officer or a protective services officer exercising the powers conferred by this section may be accompanied by a registered medical practitioner or a mental health practitioner. S. 351(4) amended by No. 55/2014 s. 175(4). (4) A person apprehended under this section is subject to the custody of the police officer or the protective services officer, as the case may be, until released from that custody in accordance with this section.
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