Sec. 593.002. CONSENT REQUIRED. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the department or a community center may not provide intellectual disability services to a client without the client's legally adequate consent.
(b) The department or community center may provide nonresidential intellectual disability services, including a determination of an intellectual disability, to a client without the client's legally adequate consent if the department or community center has made all reasonable efforts to obtain consent.
(c) The executive commissioner by rule shall prescribe the efforts to obtain consent that are reasonable and the documentation for those efforts.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 60, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1422, eff. April 2, 2015.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability
Subtitle D - Persons With an Intellectual Disability Act
Chapter 593 - Admission and Commitment to Intellectual Disability Services
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 593.002. Consent Required
Section 593.003. Requirement of Determination of an Intellectual Disability
Section 593.004. Application for Determination of an Intellectual Disability
Section 593.005. Determination of an Intellectual Disability
Section 593.007. Notification of Certain Rights
Section 593.008. Administrative Hearing
Section 593.009. Hearing Report; Final Decision
Section 593.011. Fees for Services
Section 593.012. Absent Without Authority
Section 593.013. Requirement of Interdisciplinary Team Recommendation