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Mental Health Rights Mental Health America

(1 days ago) As an organization, MHA is committed to the principles of human and civil rights inherent to the concept of equal justice under the law. This includes the rights of persons with mental health and substance use conditions to: liberty and autonomy, protection from seclusion and restraint, community inclusion. … See more

https://mhanational.org/issues/mental-health-rights

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How Does Law Support Compassionate Mental Health …

(Just Now) WEBCompassion has long been a bulwark of mental health law. Civil commitment, guardianship, mandated clinical intervention, diversion …

https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/how-does-law-support-compassionate-mental-health-practice/2021-04

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Rights for People With Mental Illness - WebMD

(7 days ago) WEB1 min read. People with mental illness are entitled to fair treatment, and they should: Be treated with respect and dignity. Have their privacy protected. Receive …

https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/rights-mental-illness

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Changing Focus: The Right to Treatment of Serious Mental …

(9 days ago) WEBTreatment of Serious Mental Illness Saks Institute for Mental Health Law, Policy and Ethics April 16, 2018 Elinore F. McCance-Katz, MD, PhD Assistant Secretary for Mental …

https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/the_right_to_treatment.pdf

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Mental Health Patients Have Rights - NAMI

(2 days ago) WEBIndividuals who have a mental illness need to become aware and familiarize themselves with their rights. All patients, including mental health patients, deserve to be treated with dignity and respect. Joanne …

https://www.nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/March-2020/Mental-Health-Patients-Have-Rights

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Law and psychiatry—current and future perspectives - PMC

(3 days ago) WEBIn the treatment of patients, the requirement for information and informed consent has been increasingly regulated by law. Traditional mental health laws are …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9449122/

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Civil Commitment and the Mental Health Care Continuum

(1 days ago) WEBrefuse treatment and the general right of law-abiding persons not to be confined unless they pose inpatient count beds in residential treatment centers and nursing home …

https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/civil-commitment-continuum-of-care.pdf

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Laws and Regulations SAMHSA

(9 days ago) WEBThe law builds upon previous MH/SUD related law including the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients …

https://www.samhsa.gov/about-us/who-we-are/laws-regulations

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Mental Health and the Law - AMA Journal of Ethics

(4 days ago) WEBMental Health and the Law. In caring for those with mental illness, physicians often find their guiding ethical principles in conflict with one another. Mental illness can impair a patient’s capacity to give informed …

https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/issue/mental-health-and-law

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Legal and Ethical Aspects of Mental Health Care - PMC

(3 days ago) WEBThe Mental Healthcare Act 2017 (MHCA 2017),[] explicitly talks about the rights of patients with mental illness (PWMI) and lays down the ethical and legal responsibilities of …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6436399/

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Ethics and Mental Health - AMA Journal of Ethics

(7 days ago) WEBIn 2013, the cost for treating mental illness in the US topped the list for all medical conditions. This issue of the AMA Journal of Ethics explores critical social, …

https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/issue/ethics-and-mental-health

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42 U.S. Code § 9501 - Bill of Rights U.S. Code US Law LII / Legal

(7 days ago) WEBThe right to an individualized, written, treatment or service plan (such plan to be developed promptly after admission of such person), the right to treatment based on such plan, the …

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/9501

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Mental Health Law Manual - California Hospital Association

(2 days ago) WEBWelcome to the thirteenth edition of the Mental Health Law Manual — a handbook on laws governing mental health treatment. The California Hospital Association has published …

https://calhospital.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/mentalhealth2019_webpreview.pdf

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How to protect patients’ rights and abide by mental health laws

(6 days ago) WEBHospital administrators should review the legal requirements and ensure the process is followed by their clinicians. We also encourage patients and their families to …

https://blogs.bcm.edu/2022/04/21/how-to-protect-patients-rights-and-abide-by-mental-health-laws/

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The ethical dilemma of involuntary mental health treatment

(1 days ago) WEBDeborah Becker. (SolStock/Getty) Several states have changed their policies in recent years to make involuntary commitment easier for people with severe mental …

https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2024/04/17/ethical-dilemma-involuntary-mental-health-treatment

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Could the U.S. force treatment on mentally ill people (again)? - NPR

(5 days ago) WEBIn October 1963, just weeks before he was assassinated, President John F. Kennedy signed into law landmark legislation that aimed to transform mental healthcare …

https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2024/04/16/1244702372/could-the-u-s-force-treatment-on-mentally-ill-people-again

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Chapter 5 Legal and Ethical Considerations in Mental Health Care

(5 days ago) WEBMany states grant minors aged 12-18 the right to provide consent for mental health treatment and to protest involuntary admission unless they are a risk to themselves or …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK590032/

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Ethics and Mental Health Policy SpringerLink

(5 days ago) WEBPrevalence and Classifications. Mental illness is the leading cause of disease burden in the United States and one of the top contributors to premature death …

https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-3-030-66252-3_3569

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Understanding What HIPAA Means for Mental Illness - NAMI

(6 days ago) WEB4/15/2014. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a federal law that helps protect the privacy of individual health information. For individuals living with …

https://www.nami.org/About-NAMI/NAMI-News/2014/Understanding-What-HIPAA-Means-for-Mental-Illness

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Health Insurance Coverage For Mental Health Problems Still Lags : …

(4 days ago) WEBMany patients, like Bacon, struggle to get insurance coverage for their mental health treatment, even though two federal laws were designed to bring parity …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/06/07/730404539/mental-health-parity-is-still-an-elusive-goal-in-u-s-insurance-coverage

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HIPAA Privacy Rule and Sharing Information Related to …

(4 days ago) WEBHIPAA provides a personal representative of a patient with the same rights to access health information as the patient, including the right to request a complete medical …

https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/hipaa-privacy-rule-and-sharing-info-related-to-mental-health.pdf

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Kaiser facing union accusations that patients are losing mental …

(2 days ago) WEBAmong the problems that DMHC noted: Medical records for patients did not show the use of legally required guidelines for making decisions about mental health …

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-04-09/kaiser-mental-health

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Mental Health Parity is the Law, and We're Enforcing it

(9 days ago) WEBAnd as a top priority, we will continue to work hard for individuals with mental health conditions and substance use disorders, so that they get the care they …

https://blog.dol.gov/fil/2022/01/25/mental-health-parity-is-the-law-and-were-enforcing-it

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Experiences with legally mandated treatment in patients with

(3 days ago) WEBPatients with severe mental illness, including schizophrenia, may be legally mandated to undergo psychiatric treatment. Patients’ experiences in these …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7355163/

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Mental Health Coverage Parity Remains Out of Reach, Survey Says

(1 days ago) WEBMental Health Coverage Parity Remains Out of Reach, Survey Says. Out-of-network use of mental health providers for US patients was many times higher than …

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/mental-health-coverage-parity-remains-out-of-reach-survey-says

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Consent to Care for Minor Patients: An Update on the Legal …

(6 days ago) WEBprenatal care, substance use treatment, and mental health care.12 Under North Carolina’s minor’s consent law, a minor has the legal capacity to consent to …

https://www.sog.unc.edu/sites/default/files/reports/2024-01-10B%202023146_HLB_92_0.pdf

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Emergency Room Rights CMS

(2 days ago) WEBThe law that gives everyone in the U.S. these protections is the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act. Known as "EMTALA," this law helps prevent hospital …

https://www.cms.gov/priorities/your-patient-rights/emergency-room-rights

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