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MENTAL HEALTH LAW GUIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS
Emergency Section 12 Admissions: "The Pink Paper" Voluntary Admissions Conditional Voluntary Admissions Civil Commitment ("7" & "8") Discharge Under Civil Commitment
Sec. 15(b) Sec. 15(e) Sec. 16(a) Sec. 16(e) Sec. 18
Your Rights What To Do If These Rights Are Denied
IV. Rights Regarding Hospital Privileges What is a Privilege? What is the Standard for Privileges Who Decides the Privilege Level? How is the Privilege Level Determined? How Does the Privilege Level Change May Staff Make Changes to a Patient's Privilege Level? Why Would Staff Seek a Special Clinical Review? What If the Patient Is Hospitalized as a Result of a Criminal Charge? How May a Patient Request a Change in Privilege Level?
Room Plan Quiet Room Seclusion Other Restrictions of Movement on a Ward
Informed Consent Exceptions to Informed Consent Health Care Proxy What To Do If You Have Been Illegally Medicated
Facilities and Programs Operated by, Licensed By, or Contracted with DMH Facilities and Programs Operated by or Receiving Funding from DMH
What is Restraint? When May Restraint Be Used? Who May Order Restraint? How Long May Restraint Continue? What Further Protections Exist for Restrained Patients? What Are the Observational Requirements for Restraint? What Documentation is Necessary for Restraint? What Should You Do If You Believe You Have Been Illegally Restrained?
Who May File A DMH Complaint? About What Types Of Events May One Complain? What Happens After Submitting A DMH Complaint? What Does The Investigation Do? Who Will Issue A Decision Letter? Is There A Right To Reconsideration? Is There A Right To An Appeal? Is There A Further Appeal?
Laws Governing the Release of Records Requesting a Record and Challenging the Denial of a Request Fees for Copying Amending the Record
What Does the CRT Law Do? Who Has a Right to the Existing Summary Process? Who Has a Right to the New Administrative
What Is a Representative Payee? When Is a Representative Payee Appointed? How Is a Representative Payee Selected? What Are the Duties of a Representative Payee? Recipients Who Are in Institutions How Does One Object to the Appointment of a Representative Payee? How Does One Remove a Representative Payee? For More Information About Social Security and Representative Payees |