Lower Saxony law on assistance and protective measures for the mentally ill
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Lower Saxony law on assistance and protective measures for the mentally ill |
| Abbreviation: | NPsychKG |
| Type: | State Law |
| Scope: | Lower Saxony |
| Legal matter: | Care law |
| Original version from: | May 30, 1978 (Nds. GVBl. P. 443) |
| Entry into force on: | |
| Last revision from: | June 16, 1997 (Nds. GVBl. 1997, 272) |
| Entry into force of the new version on: |
July 1, 1997 |
| Last change by: | Art. 13 G of 16 May 2018 (Nds. GVBl. P. 66) |
| Effective date of the last change: |
May 25, 2018 |
| Weblink: | Text of the law |
| Please note the note on the applicable legal version. | |
The Lower Saxony law on assistance and protective measures for the mentally ill is a state law in Lower Saxony .
It regulates assistance for people who are or have been sick or disabled as a result of a mental disorder or who have signs of such an illness or disability, and the accommodation of people who are sick or disabled in this sense.
In 2013, the forced medication was criticized by experts .
The new version was discussed in 2015.
There are six visiting commissions in the country.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Wolf-Dieter Narr , Thomas Saschenbrecker: On the question of the constitutional conformity of the planned revisions of the laws on the accommodation of mentally ill people in the federal states of Baden-Württemberg, Schleswig-Holstein and Hesse, as well as the law enforcement measures of the states Schleswig-Holstein, Hesse and Lower Saxony. Opinion, May 2013
- ↑ Cabinet releases new law for the mentally ill on association participation Website of the Lower Saxony State Chancellery, October 7, 2015
- ^ Committee on Mental Health Care Matters / Visiting Commissions. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
