The Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 · III — ADVANCE DIRECTIVE

Section 10. Duty to follow advance directive

In force · As amended up to 2026-08

10. Duty to follow advance directive. —It shall be the duty of every medical officer in charge of a mental health establishment and the psychiatrist in charge of a person's treatment to propose or give treatment to a person with mental illness, in accordance with his valid advance directive, subject to section 11.

Source: India Code