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Zakon o Zaštiti Osoba s Mentalnim Invaliditetom (The Law on the Protection of Persons with Mental Disabilities)

Federacija Bosne i Hercegovine (Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina) Ministry of Health (Ministarstvo Zdravlja) Country Resources Mental Health Legislation, Regulations and Implementation Guides Bosnia and Herzegovina 2001 Legislation/regulation

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This law lays down the basic principles, a way of organizing and conducting security and conditions for the application of the measures and the treatment of persons with mental disorders. It also looks into the protection and improvement of the health of people with mental disorders and provided a definition of what is mental disability.

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