Mental Health Act Article 42
If there is sufficient factual evidence for recognizing that mental health care institutions, other institutions or organizations, and their staff that implement community treatment or community support have violated patient’s rights or there is a risk of such infringement, the patients or their protectors, persons specified in Paragraph 2 of Article 34, relevant caregivers, and registered patient rights and interests advocacy groups may lodge a complaint in writing to the local competent authority of where the institutions or organizations are located.The local competent authority shall investigate and deal with the contents of the lodged complaint referred to in the preceding Paragraph and notify the complainant of the results of the handling.
中文原文 精神衛生法第42條
病人或其保護人、第三十四條第二項所定之人、相關照護人員、立案之病人權益促進團體，有客觀事實足認精神照護機構、其他執行社區治療、社區支持之機構或團體及其工作人員，有侵害病人權益或有侵害之虞者，得以書面向上述機構或團體所在地之地方主管機關申訴。
前項申訴事件，地方主管機關應就其內容加以調查、處理，並將辦理結果通知申訴人。
前項申訴事件，地方主管機關應就其內容加以調查、處理，並將辦理結果通知申訴人。