Mr. Speaker, I have a return to written question asked by Mr. Alfred Moses on March 4, 2013, regarding Northwest Territories Mental Health Act treatment data.
The number of times that ministerial approval was provided for an extension of time for involuntary patient period of detection applications is as follows:
• 2011-12:
34
• 2012-13:
30
Under Section 18 of the Mental Health Act, the number of certifications of involuntary admission that have been completed in Northwest Territories hospitals and health centres is as follows:
• 2011-2012:
87
• 2012-2013:
99
Under Section 18.1(1) of the Mental Health Act, the number of patients that had to be transferred outside of the NWT is as follows:
• 2011-2012:
4
• 2012-2013:
5
These numbers only reflect involuntary patients. In order to determine the total number of patients that went outside of the NWT, individual patient files would have to be reviewed.
At this time, the Department of Health and Social Services is unable to identify the number of times that substitute consent has been given on behalf of a voluntary or involuntary patient under Sections 19.2(1) (a), (c), (d), (e), (f), and (g) of the Mental Health Act. Furthermore, the department can only provide information for 2011-12 and 2012-13. Form collections from previous years would have to be extrapolated manually from all the health and social services authorities, which would take approximately six months to collect.