Tex. Health & Safety Code § 593.0275 · Subchapter B. APPLICATION AND ADMISSION TO VOLUNTARY INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY SERVICES
EMERGENCY SERVICES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A person may receive emergency services without a determination of an intellectual disability if:
(1) there is persuasive evidence that the person is a person with an intellectual disability;
(2) emergency services are available; and
(3) the person has an urgent need for emergency services.
(b) A determination of an intellectual disability for the person served under this section shall be performed within 30 days after the date the services begin.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 60, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1440, 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 2 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Tex. Health & Safety Code § 593.0275. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Health and Safety Code
- 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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