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Legal Terms - Authorized practitioner
An individual authorized by the relevant national governing body to serve as the primary caregiver responsible for a certain episode or kind of therapy for a patient with a mental illness. The relevant authorities responsible for overseeing this matter are the Department of Health and Social Care in England and the Welsh ministers in Wales.
An approved mental health professional (AMHP) is a someone authorized by a local social-services body to perform specific duties related to the confinement of mentally ill patients, as defined in the Mental Health Act 2007. The phrase "approved social worker" used in the Mental Health Act 1983 is replaced and expanded upon by this new word.
An individual authorized by the relevant national governing body to serve as the primary caregiver responsible for a certain episode or kind of therapy for a patient with a mental illness. The relevant authorities responsible for overseeing this matter are the Department of Health and Social Care in England and the Welsh ministers in Wales.
An approved mental health professional (AMHP) is a someone authorized by a local social-services body to perform specific duties related to the confinement of mentally ill patients, as defined in the Mental Health Act 2007. The phrase "approved social worker" used in the Mental Health Act 1983 is replaced and expanded upon by this new word.
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