- Last edited on January 3, 2023
Form 2 (Ontario - Order For Examination)
Primer
A Form 2, or Order For Examination, under the Ontario Mental Health Act is a form that any member of the public (or family member) can fill out when they are concerned about the mental well-being of an individual. A Justice of the Peace is required to initiate the process, and the member of the public must contact them to issue the Form 2.
Download Form 2
Physician Assessment
Patients may arrive in the emergency department under a Form 2. It is important to note that a Form 2 does not allow hospital detention. The purpose of the Form 2 is to allow the police to apprehend and bring the person to a physician for examination. The purpose of the examination is for the physician to decide whether or not to sign a Form 1 for further assessment.
Tips
- Once the order for the examination of the person is signed, it authorizes a police officer to apprehend the person named on the form.
- Both a Form 1 and Form 2 authorizes the potential apprehension of the person in the community within a period of seven days, including the day that the form is signed
- A Form 1 and a Form 2 are different in several ways, including the following:
- A Form 1 authorizes the holding of the person for up to 72 hours at a psychiatric facility. The Form 2 does not.
- A Form 2 authorizes the detention of a person just long enough for a doctor to make an initial examination and decide if a Form 1 is appropriate
Expiration
A Form 2 is valid 7
days from and including the day it is made or at conclusion of physician’s examination [Justice of the Peace completes this].