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- Title
Unterbringungsgesetz (UbG) Novelle: Was ändert sich bei Minderjährigen aus Sicht der Ärzte? (Teil 2)*.
- Authors
Toyooka, Ulrike
- Abstract
The amendment to the Austrian Placement Act (UbG) expands the law to consider the needs of minors. Special provisions concern voluntary placement and the consultation of the child and youth welfare agency. The aim is to ensure the flow of information to child and youth welfare and to consider the needs of minors. A crisis intervention team can be deployed in families or residential communities to resolve tensions and find alternative accommodation options. Minors have full legal capacity from the age of 14, and the court can consult child and youth welfare to clarify support needs. Judicial control is required before medical treatments of minors, unless there is an immediate danger to life, health, or severe pain. Typical restrictions for minors in hospitals must be documented and communicated to the legal guardians within 72 hours. The collaboration between psychiatric departments and schools or kindergartens is emphasized to ensure appropriate care after discharge from the hospital.
- Subjects
CRISIS intervention (Mental health services); MINORS; HOSPITAL admission &; discharge; HOUSING laws; CHILD welfare; PHYSICIANS; ADOLESCENT psychiatry; YOUTH services; CHILD psychiatry
- Publication
Journal für Medizin- und Gesundheitsrecht (JMG), 2023, Vol 8, Issue 1, p18
- ISSN
2415-6868
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.33196/jmg202301001801