Health & Benefits
Medical or nursing home care
Resources that help people considering care of themselves or a loved one.
Learn your rights (3 resources)
Information about rights in a voluntary or involuntary admission, transfer, and discharge.
Guide
Explains what you can expect if you are moving into a long-term care facility.
Guide
Explains options for people who have a loved one with a severe mental illness.
Guide
Other resources for the public (34 resources)
Explains the process for getting a loved one admitted to a mental health facility.
How-To
If you need immediate hospitalization to protect yourself or others from physical harm, you may be admitted through the admission by emergency certification process.
How-To
Describes the special situation of institutionalization and discharge of minors and what rights their parents or guardians have in the matter.
Text article
Information about rights in a voluntary or involuntary admission, transfer, and discharge.
Guide
Lawyer resources (3 resources)
Information for people who get Mental Health and Developmental Disability services about your legal medical rights.
Text article
Practical resource for helping practitioners serve the needs of persons no longer able to make decisions for themselves. 2021 edition
IICLE
Manual on federal and state regulation, HIPAA, end-of-life issues, nursing home litigation, and more. 2020 edition
IICLE