Sec. 574.0415. INFORMATION ON MEDICATIONS. (a) A mental health facility shall provide to a patient in the patient's primary language, if possible, and in accordance with department rules information relating to prescription medication ordered by the patient's treating physician.
(b) The facility shall also provide the information to the patient's family on request, but only to the extent not otherwise prohibited by state or federal confidentiality laws.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 903, Sec. 1.05, eff. May 1, 1994. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 337, Sec. 3, eff. May 27, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1382, eff. April 2, 2015.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability
Subtitle C - Texas Mental Health Code
Chapter 574 - Court-Ordered Mental Health Services
Subchapter D. Designation of Facility and Transportation of Patient
Section 574.041. Designation of Facility
Section 574.0415. Information on Medications
Section 574.042. Commitment to Private Facility
Section 574.043. Commitment to Federal Facility
Section 574.044. Commitment to Facility of Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Section 574.045. Transportation of Patient
Section 574.0455. List of Qualified Transportation Service Providers
Section 574.0456. Transportation of Patient to Another State