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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 8: Revocation, amendment or cancellation of advance directive
- Section 71: Maintenance of register of mental health establishment in digital format
- Section 97: Restraints and seclusion
- Section 38: Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of Central Authority
- Section 61: Grants by State Government
Related Acts
- Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Act, 2021
- Central Goods and Services Tax (Extension to Jammu and Kashmir) Act, 2017
- Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
- Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas Act, 2021
- Major Port Authorities Act, 2021
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