Tex. Health & Safety Code § 574.153 · Subchapter H. VOLUNTARY ADMISSION FOR CERTAIN PERSONS FOR WHOM MOTION FOR COURT-ORDERED SERVICES HAS BEEN FILED
RIGHTS OF PERSON ADMITTED TO VOLUNTARY INPATIENT TREATMENT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A person described by Section 574.151 who is admitted to the inpatient mental health facility for voluntary inpatient mental health services has all of the rights provided by Chapter 576 for a person receiving voluntary or involuntary inpatient mental health services.
(b) A right assured by Section 576.021 may not be waived by the patient, the patient's attorney or guardian, or any other person acting on behalf of the patient.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1309, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2001.
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