Sec. 576.007. NOTIFICATION OF RELEASE. (a) The department or facility shall make a reasonable effort to notify an adult patient's family before the patient is discharged or released from a facility providing voluntary or involuntary mental health services if the patient grants permission for the notification.
(b) The department shall notify each adult patient of the patient's right to have his family notified under this section.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
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