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Section 106 - Mental Healthcare Act, 2017
CHAPTER XIV
RESTRICTION TO DISCHARGE FUNCTIONS BY PROFESSIONAL NOT COVERED BY PROFESSION
106. Restriction to discharge functions by professionals not covered by profession.-
No mental
health professional or medical practitioner shall discharge any duty or perform any function not authorised by this Act or specify or recommend any medicine or treatment not authorised by the field of his profession.
Related Sections
- Section 89: Admission and treatment of persons with mental illness, with high support needs, in mental health establishment, up to thirty days (supported admission)
- Section 95: Prohibited procedures
- Section 102: Conveying or admitting person with mental illness to mental health establishment by Magistrate
- Section 68: Inspection and inquiry
- Section 69: Appeal to High Court against order of Authority
Related Acts
- Code on Social Security Act, 2020
- Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas Act, 2021
- National Nursing and Midwifery Commission Act, 2023
- National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Amendment) Act, 2017
- Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015
* Only for reference.