A code which identifies the MENTAL HEALTH ACT LEGAL STATUS CLASSIFICATION.
Note that the National Code 'Informal' is used for those PATIENTS who are neither formally detained nor receiving supervised aftercare.
Where applicable, MENTAL HEALTH ACT LEGAL STATUS CLASSIFICATION CODE is aligned with descriptors for "Mental Health Act legal status findings" in SNOMED CT® as follows:
- Refset FSN: Mental Health Act legal status findings simple reference set
- Refset Id: 999003071000000100
For further details relating to the SNOMED CT Refset, see the SNOMED CT Browser at: Mental Health Act legal status findings simple reference set (foundation metadata concept).
National Codes:
| 01 | Informal |
| 02 | Formally detained under Mental Health Act Section 2 |
| 03 | Formally detained under Mental Health Act Section 3 |
| 04 | Formally detained under Mental Health Act Section 4 |
| 05 | Formally detained under Mental Health Act Section 5(2) |
| 06 | Formally detained under Mental Health Act Section 5(4) |
| 07 | Formally detained under Mental Health Act Section 35 |
| 08 | Formally detained under Mental Health Act Section 36 |
| 09 | Formally detained under Mental Health Act Section 37 with section 41 restrictions |
| 10 | Formally detained under Mental Health Act Section 37 |
| 12 | Formally detained under Mental Health Act Section 38 |
| 13 | Formally detained under Mental Health Act Section 44 |
| 14 | Formally detained under Mental Health Act Section 46 |
| 15 | Formally detained under Mental Health Act Section 47 with section 49 restrictions |
| 16 | Formally detained under Mental Health Act Section 47 |
| 17 | Formally detained under Mental Health Act Section 48 with section 49 restrictions |
| 18 | Formally detained under Mental Health Act Section 48 |
| 19 | Formally detained under Mental Health Act Section 135 |
| 20 | Formally detained under Mental Health Act Section 136 |
| 31 | Formally detained under Criminal Procedure(Insanity) Act 1964 as amended by the Criminal Procedures (Insanity and Unfitness to Plead) Act 1991 |
| 32 | Formally detained under other acts |
| 33 | Supervised Discharge (Mental Health (Patients in the Community) Act 1995) (Retired 03 November 2008 - but may apply to some patients until 3 May 2009) |
| 34 | Formally detained under Mental Health Act Section 45A (Retired 01 September 2014) |
| 35 | Subject to guardianship under Mental Health Act Section 7 |
| 36 | Subject to guardianship under Mental Health Act Section 37 |
| 37 | Formally detained under Mental Health Act Section 45A (Limited direction in force) |
| 38 | Formally detained under Mental Health Act Section 45A (Limitation direction ended) |
This attribute is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| snomedctrefsetname | Mental Health Act legal status findings simple reference set |
| formerly | LEGAL STATUS CLASSIFICATION CODE |
| plural | MENTAL HEALTH ACT LEGAL STATUS CLASSIFICATION CODES |
| snomedctrefsetid | 999003071000000100 |