Sec. 597.021. ICF-IID ASSESSMENT OF CLIENT'S CAPACITY TO CONSENT TO TREATMENT. (a) The executive commissioner by rule shall require an ICF-IID certified in this state to assess the capacity of each adult client without a legal guardian to make treatment decisions when there is evidence to suggest the individual is not capable of making a decision covered under this chapter.
(b) The rules must require the use of a uniform assessment process prescribed by department rule to determine a client's capacity to make treatment decisions.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 530, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1993. Reenacted by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 538, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1477, eff. April 2, 2015.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability
Subtitle D - Persons With an Intellectual Disability Act
Chapter 597 - Capacity of Clients to Consent to Treatment
Subchapter B. Assessment of Client's Capacity; Incapacitated Clients Without Guardians
Section 597.021. Icf-Iid Assessment of Client's Capacity to Consent to Treatment