Psychiatric patient definition

Psychiatric patient means a patient whose primary reason for institutionalization is a mental disorder as defined in subsection (b) (4) above. For purposes of residence in the nursing home, a patient admitted primarily for non-psychiatric reasons and who also has a psychiatric condition that is stable will not be considered a psychiatric patient. If the condition changes such that the primary reason for continued institutionalization falls inside the diagnoses specified above as mental disorders, the patient will be considered a psychiatric patient. If the condition of the patient changes during residence in a nursing home such that the primary reason for continued institutionalization falls outside the diagnoses specified as mental disorders, the patient will no longer be considered a psychiatric patient for purposes of residence in the nursing home.
Psychiatric patient means a patient undergoing a psychiatric program under the supervision of a psychiatrist in a Public or Private Hospital, which has a Contract with the Fund to provide such a program.
Psychiatric patient means a worker receiving psychiatric treatment of a kind that is normally afforded at psychiatric units conducted by public hospitals;

Examples of Psychiatric patient in a sentence

  • L.3 The Hospital will ensure that additional staff will be called in the Emergency Department after admitting a Form 1 Psychiatric patient.