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Section 85 - Mental Healthcare Act, 2017
CHAPTER XII
ADMISSION, TREATMENT AND DISCHARGE
85. Admission of person with mental illness as independent patient in mental health establishment.-
(1) For the purposes of this Act, "independent patient or an independent admission" refers to the admission of person with mental illness, to a mental health establishment, who has the capacity to make mental healthcare and treatment decisions or requires minimal support in making decisions.
(2) All admissions in the mental health establishment shall, as far as possible, be independent
admissions except when such conditions exist as make supported admission unavoidable.
Related Sections
- Section 3: Determination of mental illness
- Section 72: Duty of mental health establishment to display information
- Section 66: Procedure for registration, inspection and inquiry of mental health establishments
- Section 59: Accounts and audit of Central Authority
- Section 58: Central Mental Health Authority Fund
Related Acts
- National Commission for Backward Classes (Repeal) Act, 2018
- National Sports University Act, 2018
- Punjab Municipal Corporation Law (Extension to Chandigarh) Amendment Act, 2017
- Repealing and Amending Act, 2017
- Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023
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