Mental Health Act 2001 Malaysia

Laws of malaysia act 615 mental health act 2001 an act to consolidate the laws relating to mental disorder and to provide for the admission detention lodging care treatment rehabilitation control and protection of persons who are mentally disordered and for related.

Mental health act 2001 malaysia. This page lists the mental health laws and professional regulatory boards in malaysia. Mental health act 2001. The first ever malaysian mental health policy was introduced in 1998 and the mental health act was passed in 2001 yet it did not come into effect until 2010. Prevention of further occurrence of disabilities.

Mental health act 2001. Laws of malaysia act 685 persons with disabilities act 2008 an act to provide for the registration. 2 this act comes into operation on such date as the minister may appoint by notification in the gazette and the minister may appoint different dates for the coming into operation of this act or of different provisions of this act in different parts of malaysia. The relevant legislation are the mental health act 2001 mental health act and the mental health regulations 2010 mental health regulations.

Although the mental health act was passed by parliament in 2001 it only came into operation much later in 2010 when the mental health regulations also came into force. Mmi also urged members of parliament to amend the mental health act 2001 saying that the law does not provide sufficient protection for suicide survivors or those afflicted with mental health conditions. Mental health act 2001. The rationale behind the revision and the relevance of the act with the current development in.

Mental health act 2001 the mental health act 2001 states that a patient can be admitted into a psychiatric hospital upon the order of a medical officer or registered medical practitioner as a voluntary patient or by order of the court. Mmi s policy brief classified lgbtq people youngsters and elderly people as vulnerable groups of people to mental health problems. 1 in this act unless the context otherwise requires. Access to health 36.

Mental health 9 laws of malaysia act 615 mental health act 2001 an act to consolidate the laws relating to mental disorder and to provide for the admission detention lodging care treatment rehabilitation control and protection of persons who are mentally disordered and for related matters. To present the revised mental health ordinances of malaysia. Mental social and vocational ability and full inclusion and. 16 of 1961 lunatics ordinance sabah 1951 sabah cap 74 are still applicable.

The act addresses provision of care in psychiatric hospitals psychiatry nursing homes and community mental health care centres.