4. Go to your hearing
After the Consent and Capacity Board gets your application form, it sets a date for a hearing. The hearing must happen within 7 days of when the Board gets your application. It can be longer than this if you and the doctor agree to a later date.
All the Board hearings are held over the phone or by video conference using Zoom.
Witnesses and documents
You can bring people to the hearing to talk about how you're . They're called witnesses.
You can also ask questions to other witnesses who are at the hearing. If you have a lawyer, they can do this.
You or your lawyer can also send documents to the Board that help show that you're mentally capable of deciding about the treatment. Usually, you must get the documents to the Board at least 15 minutes before your hearing. But the Board may ask for them sooner or you and the doctor may agree on a different deadline.
The Board's decision
The Board decides within one day of the hearing.
If you do not agree with the decision, you can appeal to the Superior Court of Justice.
Appeals are complicated, so it's important to get a lawyer to help you.
