FreedomButterfly90 here in america yes it is legal for treatment providers to require their clients to sign release of information forms. most people sign these forms upon intake to the mental health agency /facility or treatment providers office as their clients. any time another person is held responsible for their clients safety, mental health care what ever that guardian must be notified in a crisis..

examples my wife must be called should I become suicidal because shes my wife and by law standards is the one that will be making any decisions on my behalf should I be legally considered not competent/ not able to make health decisions due to a mental problem or physical problem, at the moment that the decision needs to be made. like what if Im sitting in therapy and I suddenly become a danger to my self and others.. that in its self says Im not in a safe position to make and quick decisions. my wife gets called and told the situation and my wife then makes the decision of whether to follow the law and have me arrested for being a danger to myself and others, or follow the mental health law that says someone who is a danger to their self or others should be held in a hospital setting for 72 hours observation and treatment.

more and more treatment providers are having their clients sign crisis intervention plans that require the client to pick a representative to notify in a crisis and sign release of information forms so that the representative who will make the mental health and safety decisions on behalf of the client during times of crisis. its totally legal and here in NY, which is is the USA even the police here recommend crisis / emergency plans like this be done for anyone with any mental or physical health issues that may at some point render them unable to make their own decisions about their own safety, well being and treatment.

its just one of those many legal things people who need treatment sometimes have to do that they dont want to think about or do.

many treatment providers also request their clients do this to cover their behinds.. if something happens to you because you decided to charm yourself or others and you succeeded then no one can say the mental health treatment providers did not do everything to ensure your safety and well being.