8. Form for admission and discharge. – A request for admission to, or discharge from, a mental health establishment shall be made by the person specified in column (2) of the Table below, for the purpose
specified in the corresponding entry in column (3), in the Form specified in the corresponding entry in column (4), namely:-
| S. No. | Request to be made by | Purpose of Request | Form |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| (i) | any person who is not a minor and who considers himself to have a mental illness | admission as an independent patient | Form-C |
| (ii) | nominated representative of the minor | admission of the minor | Form-D |
| (iii) | nominated representative of a person | admission of a person with mental illness, with high support needs under section 89 of the Act | Form-E |
| (iv) | nominated representative of a person | continuation of the admission of a person with mental illness, with high support needs under section 90 of the Act | Form-F |
| (v) | person admitted as an independent patient or a minor admitted under section 87 of the Act who attained the age of 18 years during his stay in the mental health establishment | discharge from a mental health establishment | Form – G |
| (vi) | nominated representative of the minor | discharge of the minor | Form – H |
9. Forms for leave of absence and request to the police officer. – A request() for leave of absence from a mental health establishment and for taking into protection of a prisoner with mental illness found to be absent from a mental health establishment without leave or discharge by a Police Officer shall be made by the person specified in column (2) of the Table below and for the purpose specified in corresponding entry in column (3), in the Form specified in the corresponding entry in column (4), namely:-
| S.No. | Request to be made by | Purpose of Request | Form |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| (i) | nominated representative of the person with mental illness admitted in a mental health establishment | grant of leave to such person | Form-I |
| (ii) | medical officer or mental health professional in-charge of such mental health establishment | request for taking into protection by a Police Officer of a prisoner with mental illness found to be absent from a mental health establishment without leave or discharge | Form-J |
(Various forms included in the central rules can be downloaded from the Forms section. The below text is included in the central rules as an introduction to Form B)
Basic Medical Records
The mental health establishment shall maintain specific minimum records at their level for various types of patients they are dealing with. The requirement of records to be maintained for in-patients, out patients and community outreach may vary and is accordingly specified below. A graded approach in minimum records to be maintained may be followed:
Community outreach register shall consist of information from (a) to (h) of the basic medical record of outpatient specified in paragraph 1 below.
The mental health establishments shall maintain and provide on demand the following basic medical record to the person with mental illness or his nominated representative.