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Section 10 - Mental Healthcare Act, 2017
10. Duty to follow advance directive.-
It shall be the duty of every medical officer in charge of a mental health establishment and the psychiatrist in charge of a person's treatment to propose or give treatment to a person with mental illness, in accordance with his valid advance directive, subject to section 11.
Related Sections
- Section 93: Transfer of persons with mental illness from one mental health establishment to another mental health establishment
- Section 12: Review of advance directives
- Section 112: Power of Central Government to supersede Central Authority
- Section 119: Protection of action taken in good faith
- Section 98: Discharge planning
Related Acts
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