Sec. 574.153. RIGHTS OF PERSON ADMITTED TO VOLUNTARY INPATIENT TREATMENT. (a) A person described by Section 574.151 who is admitted to the inpatient mental health facility for voluntary inpatient mental health services has all of the rights provided by Chapter 576 for a person receiving voluntary or involuntary inpatient mental health services.
(b) A right assured by Section 576.021 may not be waived by the patient, the patient's attorney or guardian, or any other person acting on behalf of the patient.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1309, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2001.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability
Subtitle C - Texas Mental Health Code
Chapter 574 - Court-Ordered Mental Health Services
Section 574.151. Applicability
Section 574.152. Capacity to Consent to Voluntary Admission
Section 574.153. Rights of Person Admitted to Voluntary Inpatient Treatment