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Section 25 - Mental Healthcare Act, 2017
25. Right to access medical records.-
(1) All persons with mental illness shall have the right to access their basic medical records as may be prescribed.
(2) The mental health professional in charge of such records may withhold specific information in the medical records if disclosure would result in,-
(a) serious mental harm to the person with mental illness; or
(b) likelihood of harm to other persons.
(3) When any information in the medical records is withheld from the person, the mental health professional shall inform the person with mental illness of his right to apply to the concerned Board for an order to release such information.
Related Sections
- Section 81: Central Authority to appoint Expert Committee to prepare guidance document
- Section 4: Capacity to make mental healthcare and treatment decisions
- Section 40: Officers and other employees of Central Authority
- Section 44: Meetings of Central Authority
- Section 20: Right to protection from cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment
Related Acts
- National Capital Territory of Delhi (Recognition of Property Rights of Residents in Unauthorised Colonies) Act, 2019
- Goods and Services Tax (Compensation to States) Act, 2017
- Anusandhan National Research Foundation Act, 2023
- Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 2016
- Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024
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