Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 (MHCA 2017) of India (Rights of persons with mental illness)
The Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 (MHCA 2017), is enacted with an aim to promote and protect the rights of and improve the care and treatment for persons with mental illness in India.
Persons with mental illness have the right to confidentiality with respect to his/her mental health status, mental health care, treatment, and physical health care. All health professionals providing care or treatment to a Persons with mental illness shall be obligated to keep such information which has been obtained during care and treatment confidential, except to the nominated representatives (NRs) to enable them to fulfill their duties and to other health and mental health professionals to enable them to provide appropriate care and treatment to the PMI and to protect any other person from harm or violence. MHCA 2017 also prohibits procedures such as sterilization of men or women when intended as a treatment for mental illness, unmodified ECT, seclusion, and chaining. The act also regulates research on PMI and the use of restraints and neurosurgical treatment for them.
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Thank you for this clear and detailed explanation of Mental healthcare Act 2017.
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Sir, If the the person has lost his mental capacity permanently after injury without appointing NR(AD). In such cases how to go about it with regards to right to care.
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