Decree-Law No. 72
This legislative decree governs the care, treatment, rehabilitation and legal protection of mentally ill patients, defining who qualifies as such. It obliges the Ministry of Public Health to cover treatment costs where patients or their families cannot, and sets out coordination among relevant bodies.
This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1983. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.
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