Mental Health Act (Santé mentale) — Canada — Yukon law | Esheria

Mental Health Act (Santé mentale)

This Act lets people request mental health services, gives the Minister powers over services and facilities, and sets out when a person may be detained, examined, or admitted without consent.

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Jurisdiction
Canada — Yukon
Instrument
Act or statute
Version
Undated source snapshot
Language
en
Official source
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board review confidentiality hospital compliance inpatient admission involuntary treatment medical assessment patient detention patient records patient transfer regulatory powers service delivery treatment consent

Statute overview

About this statute

This Act lets people request mental health services, gives the Minister powers over services and facilities, and sets out when a person may be detained, examined, or admitted without consent. This provision sets rules for admitting, detaining, transferring, releasing, and informing mental health patients, including consent requirements and board review rights. Patients have information, privacy, and record-review rights, hospitals have disclosure duties and limits, and breaches of key confidentiality and escape rules are offences.