Patients, care and autonomy · France and Switzerland : separate country-labelled rules
Compulsory psychiatric care: review the decision
Compulsory psychiatric admission requires the actual legal basis, decision-maker and notices. French compulsory-care procedures and Swiss placement for assistance are not interchangeable. Keep admission, retention, review and discharge documents separate, including who issued each one. The file organiser prepares questions about procedural safeguards; it does not assess a diagnosis, recommend stopping care or predict release.
- Care status
- Decisions and notices
- Stated review route
- Sequence of acts
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Which decisions were actually served?
Collect acts, dates, notices and available certificates. A hospital's name does not identify the legal basis for detention.
Read the referencesYour question concerns “Compulsory psychiatric care: review the decision”. I can help organise the facts and records. Which document have you received or prepared, and is this a French or Swiss matter?
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What is the exact psychiatric-care status?
Identify admission basis, decision-maker and care form. Voluntary admission and compulsory care require different legal analysis.
Code de la santé publique art. L3211-3Code de la santé publique art. L3211-12-1210 : Art. 426210 : Art. 429210 : Art. 439Service Public : Soins pour troubles psychiatriques
Which records are still missing from your file?
Indicate which records you have. The result identifies gaps and prepares a complete question for Julie, without requiring an account.
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Point to complete: Sequence of acts. Separate admission, continuation, service, applications and rulings. Leave unknown dates unknown rather than filling them with today's date.
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- How should the chronology be built?
This worksheet organises records; it does not establish admissibility, entitlement or a procedural outcome.
Which decisions were actually served?
Collect acts, dates, notices and available certificates. A hospital's name does not identify the legal basis for detention.
Which review mechanism applies in France?
L3211-12-1 has distinct full-hospitalisation review triggers and exceptions. Do not calculate every deadline from one date.
How should the chronology be built?
Separate admission, continuation, service, applications and rulings. Leave unknown dates unknown rather than filling them with today's date.
Which documents answer which questions?
| Record or information | Issue to check |
|---|---|
| Care status | Identify admission basis, decision-maker and care form. Voluntary admission and compulsory care require different legal analysis. |
| Decisions and notices | Collect acts, dates, notices and available certificates. A hospital's name does not identify the legal basis for detention. |
| Stated review route | L3211-12-1 has distinct full-hospitalisation review triggers and exceptions. Do not calculate every deadline from one date. |
| Sequence of acts | Separate admission, continuation, service, applications and rulings. Leave unknown dates unknown rather than filling them with today's date. |
Code de la santé publique art. L3211-3Code de la santé publique art. L3211-12-1210 : Art. 426210 : Art. 429210 : Art. 439Service Public : Soins pour troubles psychiatriques
What does the Swiss framework distinguish?
CC 426 placement, cantonal physician powers under429 and court referral under439 are different branches. Actual canton and decision matter.
Code de la santé publique art. L3211-3Code de la santé publique art. L3211-12-1210 : Art. 426210 : Art. 429210 : Art. 439Service Public : Soins pour troubles psychiatriques
Which official provision helps explain this situation?
Lorsqu'une personne atteinte de troubles mentaux fait l'objet de soins psychiatriques en application des dispositions des chapitres II et III du présent titre ou est transportée en vue de ces soins, les restrictions à l'exercice de ses libertés individuelles doivent être adaptées, nécessaires et proportionnées à son état mental et à la mise en œuvre du traitement requis. En toutes circonstances, la dignité de la personne doit être respectée et sa réinsertion recherchée.
In plain English: CC 426 placement, cantonal physician powers under429 and court referral under439 are different branches. Actual canton and decision matter.
Is every Swiss referral due within ten days?
CC 439 generally provides ten days from notification for covered decisions, while movement restrictions can be referred at any time. Do not generalise this to every medical dispute.
Code de la santé publique art. L3211-3Code de la santé publique art. L3211-12-1210 : Art. 426210 : Art. 429210 : Art. 439Service Public : Soins pour troubles psychiatriques
Does requesting discharge automatically end compulsory care?
No. Request, decision and competent review remain distinct. This worksheet submits no application and does not advise stopping treatment.
Which records support prompt legal review?
Bring acts, service records, timeline and the precise review question. The free worksheet needs no public medical history.
What other questions arise in this file?
Which decisions were actually served?
Collect acts, dates, notices and available certificates. A hospital's name does not identify the legal basis for detention.
Code de la santé publique art. L3211-3Code de la santé publique art. L3211-12-1210 : Art. 426210 : Art. 429210 : Art. 439Service Public : Soins pour troubles psychiatriques
How should the chronology be built?
Separate admission, continuation, service, applications and rulings. Leave unknown dates unknown rather than filling them with today's date.
Code de la santé publique art. L3211-3Code de la santé publique art. L3211-12-1210 : Art. 426210 : Art. 429210 : Art. 439Service Public : Soins pour troubles psychiatriques
What does the Swiss framework distinguish?
CC 426 placement, cantonal physician powers under429 and court referral under439 are different branches. Actual canton and decision matter.
Code de la santé publique art. L3211-3Code de la santé publique art. L3211-12-1210 : Art. 426210 : Art. 429210 : Art. 439Service Public : Soins pour troubles psychiatriques
Does requesting discharge automatically end compulsory care?
No. Request, decision and competent review remain distinct. This worksheet submits no application and does not advise stopping treatment.
Code de la santé publique art. L3211-3Code de la santé publique art. L3211-12-1210 : Art. 426210 : Art. 429210 : Art. 439Service Public : Soins pour troubles psychiatriques
Which official references should you consult?
- Code de la santé publique art. L3211-3Légifrance
- Code de la santé publique art. L3211-12-1Légifrance
- 210 : Art. 426Fedlex
- 210 : Art. 429Fedlex
- 210 : Art. 439Fedlex
- Service Public : Soins pour troubles psychiatriquesSource officielle
Texts cited last checked: 1 November 2026