Written by: Samar Salama Sunday, March 31, 2024 03:00 AM
text Psychiatric patient care lawHowever, every psychiatric patient who has reached the age of eighteen has the right to request admission to a mental health facility without anyone’s consent. He also has the right to request discharge at any time unless the conditions for compulsory admission apply to him, in which case the procedures established in this regard shall be followed, and in all cases he shall be notified. The patient’s family when he agrees to this.
According to Article 11 of the law, the responsible psychiatrist or his representative may, based on a reasoned psychological evaluation, prevent a voluntarily admitted patient from leaving the facility for a period not exceeding seventy-two hours in any of the following two cases:
1- If he believes that his exit constitutes a serious possibility of immediate or imminent harm to his safety, health or life or to the safety, health or life of others.
2- If he sees that he is unable to care for himself due to the type or severity of the mental illness.
In the two aforementioned cases, the doctor may not give the patient any treatment without his approval during that period, except for emergency treatment. In order to subject him to the compulsory admission system in accordance with the provisions of Article (13) of this law, he must notify the Regional Council for Mental Health and conduct an independent medical evaluation. The period referred to may be extended for no longer More than a week if the justifications stipulated in the aforementioned article persist and it is not possible to obtain an independent medical evaluation within the first three days of preventing the patient from leaving the facility, provided that the Regional Council for Mental Health is notified of the reasons that led to the extension of detention, all in the manner determined by the executive regulations. for this law.
2024-03-31 01:00:00
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