Tex. Health & Safety Code § 593.027 · Subchapter B. APPLICATION AND ADMISSION TO VOLUNTARY INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY SERVICES
EMERGENCY ADMISSION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) An emergency admission to a residential care facility is permitted without a determination of an intellectual disability and an interdisciplinary team recommendation if:
(1) there is persuasive evidence that the proposed resident is a person with an intellectual disability;
(2) space is available at the facility for which placement is requested;
(3) the proposed resident has an urgent need for services that the facility director determines the facility provides; and
(4) the facility can provide relief for the urgent need within a year after admission.
(b) A determination of an intellectual disability and an interdisciplinary team recommendation for the person admitted under this section shall be performed within 30 days after the date of admission.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 60, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1439, 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.593.htm
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Cited by 3 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Tex. Health & Safety Code § 593.027. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
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- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 593.003REQUIREMENT OF DETERMINATION OF AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY.Printed as Sections 593.027, 593.0275, and 593.028
- Tex. Health & Safety Code § 593.021APPLICATION FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICES.Printed as Section 593.022, 593.026, 593.027, 593.0275, or 593.028 | Section 593.022, 593.027, 593.0275, or 593.028
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