LawgistThe Mental Healthcare Act
81Central Authority to appoint Expert Committee to prepare guidance document
(1) The Central Authority shall appoint an Expert Committee to prepare a guidance document for medical practitioners and mental health professionals, containing procedures for assessing, when necessary or the capacity of persons to make mental health care or treatment decisions.
(2) Every medical practitioner and mental health professional shall, while assessing capacity of a person to make mental healthcare or treatment decisions, comply with the guidance document referred to in sub-section (1) and follow the procedure specified therein.
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MENTAL HEALTH REVIEW BOARDS
- 73 Constitution of Mental Health Review Boards
- 74 Composition of Board
- 75 Terms and conditions of service of chairperson and members of Board
- 76 Decisions of Authority and Board
- 77 Applications to Board
- 78 Proceedings before Board to be judicial proceedings
- 79 Meetings
- 80 Proceedings before Board
- 81 Central Authority to appoint Expert Committee to prepare guidance document
- 82 Powers and functions of Board
- 83 Appeal to High Court against order of Authority or Board
- 84 Grants by Central Government
