Sec. 576.002. PRESUMPTION OF COMPETENCY. (a) The provision of court-ordered, emergency, or voluntary mental health services to a person is not a determination or adjudication of mental incompetency and does not limit the person's rights as a citizen, or the person's property rights or legal capacity.
(b) There is a rebuttable presumption that a person is mentally competent unless a judicial finding to the contrary is made under the Estates Code.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1309, Sec. 2, eff. June 16, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (S.B. 1488), Sec. 22.047, eff. September 1, 2017.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability
Subtitle C - Texas Mental Health Code
Chapter 576 - Rights of Patients
Section 576.001. Rights Under Constitution and Law
Section 576.002. Presumption of Competency
Section 576.003. Writ of Habeas Corpus
Section 576.004. Effect on Guardianship
Section 576.005. Confidentiality of Records
Section 576.0055. Disclosure of Name and Birth and Death Dates for Certain Purposes
Section 576.006. Rights Subject to Limitation
Section 576.007. Notification of Release
Section 576.008. Notification of Protection and Advocacy System