Tex. Health & Safety Code § 597.021 · Subchapter B. ASSESSMENT OF CLIENT'S CAPACITY; INCAPACITATED CLIENTS WITHOUT GUARDIANS
ICF-IID ASSESSMENT OF CLIENT'S CAPACITY TO CONSENT TO TREATMENT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The executive commissioner by rule shall require an ICF-IID certified in this state to assess the capacity of each adult client without a legal guardian to make treatment decisions when there is evidence to suggest the individual is not capable of making a decision covered under this chapter.
(b) The rules must require the use of a uniform assessment process prescribed by department rule to determine a client's capacity to make treatment decisions.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 530, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1993. Reenacted by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 538, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1477, 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.597.htm
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