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The Mental Health Act is an Ontario law that regulates the administration of mental health care in the province. The main purpose of the legislation is to regulate the involuntary admission of people into a psychiatric hospital .
The Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984, an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom; The Mental Health (Detention) (Scotland) Act 1991 (c. 47) The Mental Health (Amendment) Act 1994 (c. 6) The Mental Health (Patients in the Community) Act 1995 (c. 52) The Mental Health (Public Safety and Appeals) (Scotland) Act 1999 (asp 1) The Mental Health ...
The Victorian Mental Health Act (1986) specifies in part that: "(1) A person may be admitted to and detained in an approved mental health service as an involuntary patient in accordance with the procedures specified in this Act only if— (a) the person appears to be mentally ill; and
The Substitute Decisions Act (the Act) is an act of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in Ontario, Canada.It establishes the legal criteria determining when a person has the ability to make decisions that are fundamental to his/her well-being.
Other laws with disability provisions include section 6 of the Canada Evidence Act, which regulates evidence-gathering involving persons with mental and physical disabilities, [70] and the Employment Equity Act, which requires private and public sector employers under federal jurisdiction to increase representation of persons with disabilities ...
Ontario Shores is accredited by Accreditation Canada and operates with the support of the Central East Local Health Integration Network (Central East LHIN) and the Ministry of Health. The organization is regulated by the Public Hospitals Act, the Mental Health Act, and other provincial and federal legislation. [1]
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Voluntary commitment is the act or practice of choosing to admit oneself to a psychiatric hospital, or other mental health facility.Unlike in involuntary commitment, the person is free to leave the hospital against medical advice, though there may be a requirement of a period of notice or that the leaving take place during daylight hours.