Tex. Health & Safety Code § 462.021 · Subchapter B. VOLUNTARY TREATMENT OR REHABILITATION
VOLUNTARY ADMISSION OF ADULT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
A facility may admit an adult who requests admission for emergency or nonemergency treatment or rehabilitation if:
(1) the facility is:
(A) a treatment facility licensed by the department to provide the necessary services;
(B) a facility licensed by the department under Title 7; or
(C) a facility operated by the department under Title 7 that has been designated by the department to provide chemical dependency treatment; and
(2) the admission is appropriate under the facility's admission policies.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 175, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 671, Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 1993.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1163, eff. April 2, 2015.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.462.htm
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