Table 4 Health policy documents and legislation
From: Mental health policy in Eastern Europe: a comparative analysis of seven mental health systems
Country | Strategic policy documents | Patient rights legislation |
|---|---|---|
Bulgaria | National Mental Health Programme 2001, Mental Health Policy 2004 | Health Care Act 2004 |
Czech Republic | Concept of Psychiatry 2000 (Revised 2008), National Psychiatric Programme 2007 | General Health Care Act (amended several times) |
Hungary | National Mental Health Programme 2007 | Health Care Act 1992, 1997 |
Moldova | National Mental Health Programme 2007 | Mental Health Act 2008 |
Poland | National Mental Health Programme 2006 | Mental Health Act 1994 |
Romania | Mental Health Strategy and Mental Health Action Plan 2006 | Mental Health Act 2002, 2006 |
Slovakia | National Mental Health Programme 2004, Mental Health Action Plan 2005 and 2008 | General Health Care Act (amended several times) |