Road-Based Transportation for Mental Health Consumers Policy

MP 0063/17 - Road-Based Transportation for Mental Health Consumers Policy (pdf 223KB)

Applicable to: This policy is applicable to: Health Service Provider staff members who are responsible for organising the road-based transportation of referred, detained or involuntary mental health consumers; Health Service Provider staff members who receive mental health consumers who have been transported under a transport order and Health Service Providers who employ the above mentioned staff..

Description: This policy sets out the mandatory requirements for the road-based transportation of referred, detained or involuntary mental health consumers. Road-based transportation includes transports between hospitals, from home to hospital and from the community to hospital. The policy aims to ensure consistency and assist Health Service Providers to implement provisions within the Mental Health Act 2014.

This policy is a mandatory requirement for Health Service Providers under the Mental Health Policy Framework pursuant to section 26(2)(c) of the Health Services Act 2016.

Legislation relevant to this policy includes the Mental Health Act 2014 and the Work Health and Safety Act 2020.

This policy must be read in conjunction with the following:

• MP 0165/21 Use of Physical and/or Mechanical Restraint during Road-based Transportation of Mental Health Patients Policy
• MP 0012/16 Mental Health Consumers Who Are Missing or Absent Without Leave Policy
• MP 0180/23 Work Health and Safety Management Policy
• National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards (2nd ed.)
• Chief Psychiatrist’s Standards for Clinical Care as required under Section 547 of the Mental Health Act 2014
• Mental Health Bed Access, Capacity and Escalation Statewide Policy.

Date of effect: 09 August 2017

Policy Framework

Mental Health

Related documents

Transport Order Form (Form 4A)

Apprehension and Return Order (Form 7D)

Mental Health Transport Risk Rating Form for metropolitan Health Service Providers

Mental Health Transport Risk Assessment Form for WA Country Health Service

Supporting information

Mental Health Patient Transport contact information and referral processes

Metropolitan Inter Hospital Patient Transfer Framework