Sec. 576.022. ADEQUACY OF TREATMENT. (a) The facility administrator of an inpatient mental health facility shall provide adequate medical and psychiatric care and treatment to every patient in accordance with the highest standards accepted in medical practice.
(b) The facility administrator of an inpatient mental health facility may give the patient accepted psychiatric treatment and therapy.
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
Subchapter B. Rights Relating to Treatment
Section 576.021. General Rights Relating to Treatment
Section 576.022. Adequacy of Treatment
Section 576.023. Periodic Examination
Section 576.024. Use of Physical Restraint
Section 576.025. Administration of Psychoactive Medication