A motion was brought under s. 19 of the Health Care Consent Act, 1996 seeking authorization to administer antipsychotic and mood stabilizing medication to an involuntary psychiatric patient pending the disposition of an appeal from a Consent and Capacity Board decision.
The court accepted evidence that the patient was incapable of consenting to treatment and that several statutory criteria under s. 19(2) were satisfied.
However, the court was not persuaded that the patient's condition required immediate treatment before the appeal could be heard and determined, which was scheduled within several weeks.
Because the urgency requirement under s. 19(2)(d) was not met, the requested interim treatment authorization was refused.
