Tex. Health & Safety Code § 81.206 · Subchapter G. COURT ORDERS FOR MANAGEMENT OF PERSONS WITH COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
GENERAL RIGHTS RELATING TO TREATMENT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
A person receiving health services under this subchapter has the right to:
(1) appropriate treatment for the person's illness in an appropriate setting consistent with the protection of the person and the community;
(2) not receive unnecessary or excessive medication;
(3) refuse to participate in a research program; and
(4) a humane treatment environment that provides reasonable protection from harm and appropriate privacy for personal needs.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
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.81.htm
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