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Correctional Patient

A correctional patient is a person in custody who has become mentally ill, needs treatment in a mental health facility and has been transferred to a mental health facility. The Director-General of the Ministry of Health (or a delegate) can order the transfer of a person in custody to a mental health facility. Sometimes, they may be transferred involuntarily. A correctional patient is not a forensic patient.