Mental Health Act Article 32

To meet the medical needs of patients or to prevent emergency incidents of violence, suicide, or self-harm, medical institutions may physically restrain patients or restrict their movement freedom within specific protective facilities after informing patients. Such institutions shall assess the patients periodically, and such restraint and restriction shall not exceed the necessary duration of time.To prevent emergency incidents of violence, suicide, or self-harm, mental health care institutions and emergency medical rescue personnel other than medical institutions may physically restrain patients after informing patients and immediately escort them for access to medical treatment.The regulation governing physical restraint or restriction of movement freedom referred to in the previous two Paragraphs shall not be performed by using criminal restraint instruments or other unjustified means; its specific procedures, types of restraint equipment, duration of restraint, and the matters to be complied with shall be established by the central competent authority.In cases that it is not possible to inform the patient as stipulated in Paragraphs 1 and 2 due to emergency or special circumstances, the patient shall be informed afterward.