text of the law National Council for Mental Health However, it shall be formed by a decision of the Prime Minister, headed by the minister concerned with health or his deputy, and the membership of each of :
١ – One of the vice-premiers of the Council of State, chosen by the President of the Council .
٢ – Secretary General of the General Secretariat for Mental Health and Addiction Treatment .
٣ – Head of the Central Department of the Technical Secretariat of the National Council for Mental Health .
٤ – One of the heads of psychiatry departments in Egyptian universities, chosen by the Supreme Council of Universities .
٥ – One of the first public defenders, chosen by the Attorney General .
٦ – A sector head representing the Ministry of Social Solidarity with experience in social service, to be selected by the Minister concerned with Social Solidarity .
٧ – Head of the Central Nursing Administration at the Ministry of Health and Population .
٨ – A forensic doctor with experience in mental health, chosen by the Minister of Justice .
٩ – A representative of the National Council for Human Rights, chosen by the President of the Council .
١٠ – Director General of a mental health hospital at the Ministry of Health and Population, to be chosen by the Minister concerned with health .
١١ – The President of the Egyptian Psychiatric Association, or whoever delegates him from among the members of the association .
١٢ – A professor of clinical psychology at an Egyptian university, chosen by the Supreme Council of Universities .
١٣ – One of the psychiatrists in the Armed Forces, with a rank not less than a colonel, to be chosen by the Director of the Medical Services Department of the Armed Forces .
١٤ – One of the psychiatrists at the Ministry of Interior, whose rank is not less than a colonel, to be chosen by the Minister of Interior .
١٥ – A representative of NGOs concerned with mental illness, chosen by the President of the General Federation of NGOs and Institutions .
١٦ – One of the social workers working in the field of mental health, chosen by the minister concerned with health .
١٧ – A representative of the public security sector, chosen by the Minister of Interior .
١٨ – Doctors Syndicate or his representative .
١٩ – A representative of the Chamber of Health Care Providers in the private sector for mental health hospitals, to be chosen by the President of the Chamber .
٢٠ – A representative of the regional councils for mental health, chosen by the minister concerned with health .
٢١ – President of the Egyptian Medicines Authority .
٢٢ – Head of the Fund for Combating and Treating Addiction and Abuse .
٢٣ – Secretary General of University Hospitals .
The council may seek the help of whomever it deems experienced and specialized without having a counted vote in the deliberations. The council shall appoint a technical secretariat and secretariat for the council and the secretariat. Their work shall be regulated by a decision of the Minister concerned with health. .
The Council meets once every three months at most, or at the request of the Chairman of the Council or one-third of its members. The executive regulations of this law specify the quorum for its sessions, the method of issuing its decisions and the method of voting on them, and the statement of the financial treatment of its members.
