Mental Health Act Article 17
With the head of the local competent authority as the convener, the authority shall invite mental health professionals, legal experts, patients, patients’ families, the representatives of patient rights and interests advocacy groups, and bureaus and departments to conduct consultation meetings on the following matters in its jurisdiction:1. Mental health promotion;2. Mental illness prevention and treatment;3. Research projects for mental health promotion and mental illness prevention and treatment;4. Planning and network connections for mental health service resources and the establishment of mental health care institutions;5. Complaint cases regarding patient rights and interests protection;6. Promotion of patient and family support services;7. Coordination, supervision, and integration of the implementations of mental health services by various bureaus and departments;8. Other matters related to mental health promotion and 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17條
地方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局處代表，召開諮詢會，辦理轄區下列事項之諮詢：
一、心理健康促進。
二、精神疾病防治。
三、心理健康促進及精神疾病防治研究計畫。
四、心理健康服務資源、精神照護機構設立之規劃及網絡連結。
五、病人權益保障申訴案件。
六、病人及家庭支持服務之推動。
七、各局處執行心理健康業務之整合、督導及協調。
八、其他有關心理健康促進及精神疾病防治。
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。
二、精神疾病防治。
三、心理健康促進及精神疾病防治研究計畫。
四、心理健康服務資源、精神照護機構設立之規劃及網絡連結。
五、病人權益保障申訴案件。
六、病人及家庭支持服務之推動。
七、各局處執行心理健康業務之整合、督導及協調。
八、其他有關心理健康促進及精神疾病防治。
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。