Sec. 592.159. EFFECT OF ORDER. (a) A person's consent to take a psychoactive medication is not valid and may not be relied on if the person is subject to an order issued under Section 592.156.
(b) The issuance of an order under Section 592.156 is not a determination or adjudication of mental incompetency and does not limit in any other respect that person's rights as a citizen or the person's property rights or legal capacity.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 504 (S.B. 34), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2013.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability
Subtitle D - Persons With an Intellectual Disability Act
Chapter 592 - Rights of Persons With an Intellectual Disability
Subchapter F. Administration of Psychoactive Medications
Section 592.152. Administration of Psychoactive Medication
Section 592.153. Administration of Medication to Client Committed to Residential Care Facility
Section 592.155. Rights of Client
Section 592.156. Hearing and Order Authorizing Psychoactive Medication
Section 592.157. Finding That Client Presents a Danger