Section 11. Admission to centre

(1) Admission to the centre shall be made only with consent of the patient, after discussing risks, benefits and alternatives to treatment to be recorded in writing. Copy of the consent Form shall be provided to the patient. The patinet shall have the right to refuse and discontinue treatment at any time. (2) The State Level Committee or the Licensing Authority, as the case may be, may frame guidelines or impose such conditions as it deems proper. (3) Each centre shall give an undertaking to the effect that it shall protect the human rights of the admitted patients as per the universal Human Rights and it will not engage in the following activities with the patients i.e. solitary confinement, forced labour, punishment, beating, psychological torture, chaining or locking up. The patient's liberty shall be protected at all times. it shall allow private interaction with family and provide communication to the patient under supervision of the authorized person of Centre. It will ensure confidentiality of medical and counselling records of the patients except caregivers and under judicial orders.