Sec. 551.025. DUTY TO REPORT MISSING PATIENT OR CLIENT. If a person receiving inpatient intellectual disability services or court-ordered inpatient mental health services leaves a department facility without notifying the facility or without the facility's consent, the facility director or superintendent shall immediately report the person as a missing person to an appropriate law enforcement agency in the area in which the facility is located.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1337, eff. April 2, 2015.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability
Chapter 551 - General Provisions
Subchapter B. Provisions Applicable to Facility Superintendent or Director
Section 551.022. Powers and Duties of Superintendent
Section 551.0225. Powers and Duties of State Supported Living Center Director
Section 551.025. Duty to Report Missing Patient or Client
Section 551.026. Person Performing Business Manager Function