Mental Health Act 2001 · Updated to 1 Feb 2014 · Part VII · Board of Visitors
43. Report of Visitors
Feedback & supportThe Visitors shall, as soon as practicable, after each visit to a psychiatric hospital or psychiatric nursing home—
psychiatric hospital
“psychiatric hospital” means a government psychiatric hospital or a private psychiatric hospital including a gazetted private psychiatric hospital;
enter any remark that they deem proper with regard to the physical well-being and welfare of the persons detained or admitted into the psychiatric hospital or psychiatric nursing home in a book to be kept at the hospital or nursing home for that purpose; and
psychiatric nursing home
“psychiatric nursing home” means a government psychiatric nursing home or a private psychiatric nursing home, and includes a gazetted private psychiatric nursing home;
if they deem necessary, submit to the director General a report of each visit.
Director General
“Director General” means the Director General of Health, Malaysia;
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