Mental Health Act Article 16
With the head of the central competent authority as the convener, the authority shall invite mental health professionals, legal experts, patients, patients’ families, and the representatives of patient rights and interests advocacy groups and industry competent authorities to conduct consultation meetings on the following matters:1. Policies, systems, and protocols for mental health promotion;2. Policies, systems, and protocols for mental illness prevention and treatment;3. Resource planning for mental health promotion and mental illness prevention and treatment;4. Research, development, and international exchange for mental health promotion as well as mental illness prevention and treatment;5. Special treatment modalities for mental illness;6. Integration, planning, coordination, and promotion of patient rights and interests protection;7. Planning and promotion of patient and family support services;8. Integration, supervision, and coordination of government agencies’ implementation of mental health services;9. Other matters related to mental health promotion as well as mental illness prevention and treatment.At least one-third of the representatives shall be patients, patients’ families, or representatives of patient rights and interests advocacy groups referred to in the preceding Paragraph, and the number of members of a single gender shall not be less than two-fifths of the total number of members.
中文原文 精神衛生法第16條
中央主管機關應以首長為召集人，邀集精神衛生專業人員、法律專家、病人、病人家屬或病人權益促進團體及各目的事業主管機關代表，召開諮詢會，辦理下列事項之諮詢：
一、心理健康促進政策、制度及方案。
二、精神疾病防治政策、制度及方案。
三、心理健康促進及精神疾病防治資源規劃。
四、心理健康促進、精神疾病防治研究發展及國際交流。
五、精神疾病特殊治療方式。
六、病人權益保障之整合、規劃、協調及推動。
七、病人及家庭支持服務規劃及推動。
八、政府機關執行心理健康業務之整合、督導及協調。
九、其他有關心理健康促進及精神疾病防治相關事務。
前項病人、病人家屬或病人權益促進團體代表，至少應有三分之一；且單一性別委員，不得少於委員總數五分之二。
一、心理健康促進政策、制度及方案。
二、精神疾病防治政策、制度及方案。
三、心理健康促進及精神疾病防治資源規劃。
四、心理健康促進、精神疾病防治研究發展及國際交流。
五、精神疾病特殊治療方式。
六、病人權益保障之整合、規劃、協調及推動。
七、病人及家庭支持服務規劃及推動。
八、政府機關執行心理健康業務之整合、督導及協調。
九、其他有關心理健康促進及精神疾病防治相關事務。
前項病人、病人家屬或病人權益促進團體代表，至少應有三分之一；且單一性別委員，不得少於委員總數五分之二。