Texas Statutes
Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability
Subtitle C - Texas Mental Health Code

Section 571.0081. Return of Committed Patient to State of Residence; Reciprocal Agreements - Sec. 571.0081. RETURN OF COMMITTED PATIENT TO STATE OF RESIDENCE;...

Section 571.009. Effect of Certain Conditions on Admission or Commitment - Sec. 571.009. EFFECT OF CERTAIN CONDITIONS ON ADMISSION OR COMMITMENT....

Section 571.010. Agent for Service of Process - Sec. 571.010. AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS. (a) The facility...

Section 571.011. Application to Persons Charged With Crime - Sec. 571.011. APPLICATION TO PERSONS CHARGED WITH CRIME. (a) A...

Section 571.012. Court Hours; Availability of Judge or Magistrate - Sec. 571.012. COURT HOURS; AVAILABILITY OF JUDGE OR MAGISTRATE. The...

Section 571.013. Method of Giving Notice - Sec. 571.013. METHOD OF GIVING NOTICE. Except as otherwise provided...

Section 571.014. Filing Requirements - Sec. 571.014. FILING REQUIREMENTS. (a) Each application, petition, certificate, or...

Section 571.015. Inspection of Court Records - Sec. 571.015. INSPECTION OF COURT RECORDS. (a) Each paper in...

Section 571.016. Representation of State - Sec. 571.016. REPRESENTATION OF STATE. Unless specified otherwise, in a...

Section 571.0165. Extension of Detention Period - Sec. 571.0165. EXTENSION OF DETENTION PERIOD. (a) If extremely hazardous...

Section 571.0166. Proceedings on Behalf of the State - Sec. 571.0166. PROCEEDINGS ON BEHALF OF THE STATE. All applications...

Section 571.0167. Habeas Corpus Proceedings - Sec. 571.0167. HABEAS CORPUS PROCEEDINGS. (a) A petition for a...

Section 571.017. Compensation of Court-Appointed Personnel - Sec. 571.017. COMPENSATION OF COURT-APPOINTED PERSONNEL. (a) The court shall...

Section 571.018. Costs - Sec. 571.018. COSTS. (a) The costs for a hearing or...

Section 571.019. Limitation of Liability - Sec. 571.019. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. (a) A person who participates...

Section 571.020. Criminal Penalties - Sec. 571.020. CRIMINAL PENALTIES. (a) A person commits an offense...

Section 571.021. Enforcement Officers - Sec. 571.021. ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. The state attorney general and the...

Section 571.022. Injunction - Sec. 571.022. INJUNCTION. (a) At the request of the department,...

Section 571.023. Civil Penalty - Sec. 571.023. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) A person is subject to...

Section 571.024. Notice of Suit - Sec. 571.024. NOTICE OF SUIT. Not later than the seventh...

Section 571.025. Administrative Penalty - Sec. 571.025. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. (a) The department may impose an...

Section 571.026. Recovery of Costs - Sec. 571.026. RECOVERY OF COSTS. If the attorney general brings...

Chapter 572 - Voluntary Mental Health Services

Section 572.001. Request for Admission - Sec. 572.001. REQUEST FOR ADMISSION. (a) A person 16 years...

Section 572.002. Admission - Sec. 572.002. ADMISSION. The facility administrator or the administrator's authorized,...

Section 572.0022. Information on Medications - Sec. 572.0022. INFORMATION ON MEDICATIONS. (a) A mental health facility...

Section 572.0025. Intake, Assessment, and Admission - Sec. 572.0025. INTAKE, ASSESSMENT, AND ADMISSION. (a) The executive commissioner...

Section 572.003. Rights of Patients - Sec. 572.003. RIGHTS OF PATIENTS. (a) A person's voluntary admission...

Section 572.004. Discharge - Sec. 572.004. DISCHARGE. (a) A voluntary patient is entitled to...

Section 572.005. Application for Court-Ordered Treatment - Sec. 572.005. APPLICATION FOR COURT-ORDERED TREATMENT. (a) An application for...

Section 572.0051. Transportation of Patient to Another State - Sec. 572.0051. TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENT TO ANOTHER STATE. A person...

Chapter 573 - Emergency Detention

Subchapter A. Apprehension by Peace Officer or Transportation for Emergency Detention by Guardian

Section 573.0001. Definitions - Sec. 573.0001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Emergency medical services...

Section 573.001. Apprehension by Peace Officer Without Warrant - Sec. 573.001. APPREHENSION BY PEACE OFFICER WITHOUT WARRANT. (a) A...

Section 573.002. Peace Officer's Notification of Detention - Sec. 573.002. PEACE OFFICER'S NOTIFICATION OF DETENTION. (a) A peace...

Section 573.0021. Duty of Peace Officer to Notify Probate Courts - Sec. 573.0021. DUTY OF PEACE OFFICER TO NOTIFY PROBATE COURTS....

Section 573.003. Transportation for Emergency Detention by Guardian - Sec. 573.003. TRANSPORTATION FOR EMERGENCY DETENTION BY GUARDIAN. (a) A...

Section 573.004. Guardian's Application for Emergency Detention - Sec. 573.004. GUARDIAN'S APPLICATION FOR EMERGENCY DETENTION. (a) After transporting...

Section 573.005. Transportation for Emergency Detention by Emergency Medical Services Provider; Memorandum of Understanding - Sec. 573.005. TRANSPORTATION FOR EMERGENCY DETENTION BY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES...

Subchapter B. Judge's or Magistrate's Order for Emergency Apprehension and Detention

Section 573.011. Application for Emergency Detention - Sec. 573.011. APPLICATION FOR EMERGENCY DETENTION. (a) An adult may...

Section 573.012. Issuance of Warrant - Sec. 573.012. ISSUANCE OF WARRANT. (a) Except as provided by...

Subchapter C. Emergency Detention, Release, and Rights

Section 573.021. Preliminary Examination - Sec. 573.021. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION. (a) A facility shall temporarily accept...

Section 573.022. Emergency Admission and Detention - Sec. 573.022. EMERGENCY ADMISSION AND DETENTION. (a) A person may...

Section 573.023. Release From Emergency Detention - Sec. 573.023. RELEASE FROM EMERGENCY DETENTION. (a) A person apprehended...

Section 573.024. Transportation After Release - Sec. 573.024. TRANSPORTATION AFTER RELEASE. (a) Arrangements shall be made...

Section 573.025. Rights of Persons Apprehended, Detained, or Transported for Emergency Detention - Sec. 573.025. RIGHTS OF PERSONS APPREHENDED, DETAINED, OR TRANSPORTED FOR...

Section 573.026. Transportation After Detention - Sec. 573.026. TRANSPORTATION AFTER DETENTION. A person being transported after...

Chapter 574 - Court-Ordered Mental Health Services

Subchapter A. Application for Commitment and Prehearing Procedures

Section 574.001. Application for Court-Ordered Mental Health Services - Sec. 574.001. APPLICATION FOR COURT-ORDERED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. (a) A...

Section 574.002. Form of Application - Sec. 574.002. FORM OF APPLICATION. (a) An application for court-ordered...

Section 574.003. Appointment of Attorney - Sec. 574.003. APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY. (a) The judge shall appoint...

Section 574.004. Duties of Attorney - Sec. 574.004. DUTIES OF ATTORNEY. (a) An attorney representing a...

Section 574.005. Setting on Application - Sec. 574.005. SETTING ON APPLICATION. (a) The judge or a...

Section 574.006. Notice - Sec. 574.006. NOTICE. (a) The proposed patient and his attorney...

Section 574.007. Disclosure of Information - Sec. 574.007. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION. (a) The proposed patient's attorney...

Section 574.008. Court Jurisdiction and Transfer - Sec. 574.008. COURT JURISDICTION AND TRANSFER. (a) A proceeding under...

Section 574.0085. Associate Judges - Sec. 574.0085. ASSOCIATE JUDGES. (a) The county judge may appoint...

Section 574.009. Requirement of Medical Examination - Sec. 574.009. REQUIREMENT OF MEDICAL EXAMINATION. (a) A hearing on...

Section 574.010. Independent Psychiatric Evaluation and Expert Testimony - Sec. 574.010. INDEPENDENT PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATION AND EXPERT TESTIMONY. (a) The...

Section 574.011. Certificate of Medical Examination for Mental Illness - Sec. 574.011. CERTIFICATE OF MEDICAL EXAMINATION FOR MENTAL ILLNESS. (a)...

Section 574.012. Recommendation for Treatment - Sec. 574.012. RECOMMENDATION FOR TREATMENT. (a) The local mental health...

Section 574.0125. Identification of Person Responsible for Court-Ordered Outpatient Mental Health Services - Sec. 574.0125. IDENTIFICATION OF PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR COURT-ORDERED OUTPATIENT MENTAL...

Section 574.013. Liberty Pending Hearing - Sec. 574.013. LIBERTY PENDING HEARING. The proposed patient is entitled...

Section 574.014. Compilation of Mental Health Commitment Records - Sec. 574.014. COMPILATION OF MENTAL HEALTH COMMITMENT RECORDS. (a) The...

Subchapter B. Protective Custody

Section 574.021. Motion for Order of Protective Custody - Sec. 574.021. MOTION FOR ORDER OF PROTECTIVE CUSTODY. (a) A...

Section 574.022. Issuance of Order - Sec. 574.022. ISSUANCE OF ORDER. (a) The judge or designated...

Section 574.023. Apprehension Under Order - Sec. 574.023. APPREHENSION UNDER ORDER. (a) A protective custody order...

Section 574.024. Appointment of Attorney - Sec. 574.024. APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY. (a) When a protective custody...

Section 574.025. Probable Cause Hearing - Sec. 574.025. PROBABLE CAUSE HEARING. (a) A hearing must be...

Section 574.026. Order for Continued Detention - Sec. 574.026. ORDER FOR CONTINUED DETENTION. (a) The magistrate or...

Section 574.027. Detention in Protective Custody - Sec. 574.027. DETENTION IN PROTECTIVE CUSTODY. (a) A person under...

Section 574.028. Release From Detention - Sec. 574.028. RELEASE FROM DETENTION. (a) The magistrate or associate...

Subchapter C. Proceedings for Court-Ordered Mental Health Services

Section 574.031. General Provisions Relating to Hearing - Sec. 574.031. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO HEARING. (a) Except as...

Section 574.032. Right to Jury - Sec. 574.032. RIGHT TO JURY. (a) A hearing for temporary...

Section 574.033. Release After Hearing - Sec. 574.033. RELEASE AFTER HEARING. (a) The court shall enter...

Section 574.034. Order for Temporary Inpatient Mental Health Services - Sec. 574.034. ORDER FOR TEMPORARY INPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. (a)...

Section 574.0345. Order for Temporary Outpatient Mental Health Services - Sec. 574.0345. ORDER FOR TEMPORARY OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. (a)...

Section 574.035. Order for Extended Inpatient Mental Health Services - Sec. 574.035. ORDER FOR EXTENDED INPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. (a)...

Section 574.0355. Order for Extended Outpatient Mental Health Services - Sec. 574.0355. ORDER FOR EXTENDED OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. (a)...

Section 574.036. Order of Care or Commitment - Sec. 574.036. ORDER OF CARE OR COMMITMENT. (a) The judge...

Section 574.037. Court-Ordered Outpatient Services - Sec. 574.037. COURT-ORDERED OUTPATIENT SERVICES. (a) The court, in an...

Subchapter D. Designation of Facility and Transportation of Patient

Section 574.041. Designation of Facility - Sec. 574.041. DESIGNATION OF FACILITY. (a) In an order for...

Section 574.0415. Information on Medications - Sec. 574.0415. INFORMATION ON MEDICATIONS. (a) A mental health facility...

Section 574.042. Commitment to Private Facility - Sec. 574.042. COMMITMENT TO PRIVATE FACILITY. The court may order...

Section 574.043. Commitment to Federal Facility - Sec. 574.043. COMMITMENT TO FEDERAL FACILITY. (a) A court may...

Section 574.044. Commitment to Facility of Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Sec. 574.044. COMMITMENT TO FACILITY OF TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL...

Section 574.045. Transportation of Patient - Sec. 574.045. TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENT. (a) The court may authorize,...

Section 574.0455. List of Qualified Transportation Service Providers - Sec. 574.0455. LIST OF QUALIFIED TRANSPORTATION SERVICE PROVIDERS. (a) The...

Section 574.0456. Transportation of Patient to Another State - Sec. 574.0456. TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENT TO ANOTHER STATE. A person...

Section 574.046. Writ of Commitment - Sec. 574.046. WRIT OF COMMITMENT. The court shall direct the...

Section 574.047. Transcript - Sec. 574.047. TRANSCRIPT. (a) The court clerk shall prepare a...

Section 574.048. Acknowledgment of Patient Delivery - Sec. 574.048. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF PATIENT DELIVERY. The facility administrator, after...

Subchapter E. Post-Commitment Proceedings

Section 574.061. Modification of Order for Inpatient Treatment - Sec. 574.061. MODIFICATION OF ORDER FOR INPATIENT TREATMENT. (a) The...

Section 574.062. Motion for Modification of Order for Outpatient Treatment - Sec. 574.062. MOTION FOR MODIFICATION OF ORDER FOR OUTPATIENT TREATMENT....

Section 574.063. Order for Temporary Detention - Sec. 574.063. ORDER FOR TEMPORARY DETENTION. (a) The person responsible...

Section 574.064. Apprehension and Release Under Temporary Detention Order - Sec. 574.064. APPREHENSION AND RELEASE UNDER TEMPORARY DETENTION ORDER. (a)...

Section 574.065. Order of Modification of Order for Outpatient Services - Sec. 574.065. ORDER OF MODIFICATION OF ORDER FOR OUTPATIENT SERVICES....

Section 574.066. Renewal of Order for Extended Mental Health Services - Sec. 574.066. RENEWAL OF ORDER FOR EXTENDED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES....

Section 574.0665. Status Conference - Sec. 574.0665. STATUS CONFERENCE. A court on its own motion...

Section 574.067. Motion for Rehearing - Sec. 574.067. MOTION FOR REHEARING. (a) The court may set...

Section 574.068. Request for Reexamination - Sec. 574.068. REQUEST FOR REEXAMINATION. (a) A patient receiving court-ordered...

Section 574.069. Hearing on Request for Reexamination - Sec. 574.069. HEARING ON REQUEST FOR REEXAMINATION. (a) A court...

Section 574.070. Appeal - Sec. 574.070. APPEAL. (a) An appeal from an order requiring...

Subchapter F. Furlough, Discharge, and Termination of Court-Ordered Mental Health Services

Section 574.081. Continuing Care Plan Before Furlough or Discharge - Sec. 574.081. CONTINUING CARE PLAN BEFORE FURLOUGH OR DISCHARGE. (a)...

Section 574.082. Pass or Furlough From Inpatient Care - Sec. 574.082. PASS OR FURLOUGH FROM INPATIENT CARE. (a) The...

Section 574.083. Return to Facility Under Certificate of Facility Administrator or Court Order - Sec. 574.083. RETURN TO FACILITY UNDER CERTIFICATE OF FACILITY ADMINISTRATOR...

Section 574.084. Revocation of Furlough - Sec. 574.084. REVOCATION OF FURLOUGH. (a) A furlough may be...

Section 574.085. Discharge on Expiration of Court Order - Sec. 574.085. DISCHARGE ON EXPIRATION OF COURT ORDER. The facility...

Section 574.086. Discharge Before Expiration of Court Order - Sec. 574.086. DISCHARGE BEFORE EXPIRATION OF COURT ORDER. (a) The...

Section 574.087. Certificate of Discharge - Sec. 574.087. CERTIFICATE OF DISCHARGE. The facility administrator or the...

Section 574.088. Relief From Disabilities in Mental Health Cases - Sec. 574.088. RELIEF FROM DISABILITIES IN MENTAL HEALTH CASES. (a)...

Section 574.089. Transportation Plan for Furlough or Discharge - Sec. 574.089. TRANSPORTATION PLAN FOR FURLOUGH OR DISCHARGE. (a) The...

Subchapter G. Administration of Medication to Patient Under Court Order for Mental Health Services

Section 574.101. Definitions - Sec. 574.101. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Capacity" means a...

Section 574.102. Application of Subchapter - Sec. 574.102. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies to the...

Section 574.103. Administration of Medication to Patient Under Court-Ordered Mental Health Services - Sec. 574.103. ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION TO PATIENT UNDER COURT-ORDERED MENTAL...

Section 574.104. Physician's Application for Order to Authorize Psychoactive Medication; Date of Hearing - Sec. 574.104. PHYSICIAN'S APPLICATION FOR ORDER TO AUTHORIZE PSYCHOACTIVE MEDICATION;...

Section 574.105. Rights of Patient - Sec. 574.105. RIGHTS OF PATIENT. A patient for whom an...

Section 574.106. Hearing and Order Authorizing Psychoactive Medication - Sec. 574.106. HEARING AND ORDER AUTHORIZING PSYCHOACTIVE MEDICATION. (a) The...

Section 574.1065. Finding That Patient Presents a Danger - Sec. 574.1065. FINDING THAT PATIENT PRESENTS A DANGER. In making...

Section 574.107. Costs - Sec. 574.107. COSTS. (a) The costs for a hearing under...

Section 574.108. Appeal - Sec. 574.108. APPEAL. (a) A patient may appeal an order...

Section 574.109. Effect of Order - Sec. 574.109. EFFECT OF ORDER. (a) A person's consent to...

Section 574.110. Expiration of Order - Sec. 574.110. EXPIRATION OF ORDER. (a) Except as provided by...

Subchapter H. Voluntary Admission for Certain Persons for Whom Motion for Court-Ordered Services Has Been Filed

Section 574.151. Applicability - Sec. 574.151. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies only to a person...

Section 574.152. Capacity to Consent to Voluntary Admission - Sec. 574.152. CAPACITY TO CONSENT TO VOLUNTARY ADMISSION. A person...

Section 574.153. Rights of Person Admitted to Voluntary Inpatient Treatment - Sec. 574.153. RIGHTS OF PERSON ADMITTED TO VOLUNTARY INPATIENT TREATMENT....

Section 574.154. Participation in Research Program - Sec. 574.154. PARTICIPATION IN RESEARCH PROGRAM. Notwithstanding any other law,...

Subchapter I. Use of Video Technology at Proceedings

Section 574.201. Application of Subchapter - Sec. 574.201. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies only to...

Section 574.202. Certain Testimony by Closed-Circuit Video Teleconferencing Permitted - Sec. 574.202. CERTAIN TESTIMONY BY CLOSED-CIRCUIT VIDEO TELECONFERENCING PERMITTED. (a)...

Section 574.203. Use of Secure Electronic Communication Method in Certain Proceedings Under This Chapter - Sec. 574.203. USE OF SECURE ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION METHOD IN CERTAIN...

Chapter 575 - Admission and Transfer Procedures for Inpatient Services

Subchapter A. Admission Procedures

Section 575.001. Authorization for Admission - Sec. 575.001. AUTHORIZATION FOR ADMISSION. (a) The facility administrator of...

Section 575.002. Admission of Voluntary Patient to Private Mental Hospital - Sec. 575.002. ADMISSION OF VOLUNTARY PATIENT TO PRIVATE MENTAL HOSPITAL....

Section 575.003. Admission of Persons With Chemical Dependency and Persons Charged With Criminal Offense - Sec. 575.003. ADMISSION OF PERSONS WITH CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY AND PERSONS...

Subchapter B. Transfer Procedures

Section 575.011. Transfer to Department Mental Health Facility or Local Mental Health Authority - Sec. 575.011. TRANSFER TO DEPARTMENT MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY OR LOCAL...

Section 575.012. Transfer of Person With an Intellectual Disability to an Inpatient Mental Health Facility Operated by the Department - Sec. 575.012. TRANSFER OF PERSON WITH AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY TO...

Section 575.013. Transfer of Person With an Intellectual Disability to State Supported Living Center - Sec. 575.013. TRANSFER OF PERSON WITH AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY TO...

Section 575.014. Transfer to Private Mental Hospital - Sec. 575.014. TRANSFER TO PRIVATE MENTAL HOSPITAL. The hospital administrator...

Section 575.015. Transfer to Federal Facility - Sec. 575.015. TRANSFER TO FEDERAL FACILITY. The department or the...

Section 575.016. Transfer From Facility of Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Sec. 575.016. TRANSFER FROM FACILITY OF TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL...

Section 575.017. Transfer of Records - Sec. 575.017. TRANSFER OF RECORDS. The facility administrator of the...

Chapter 576 - Rights of Patients

Subchapter A. General Rights

Section 576.001. Rights Under Constitution and Law - Sec. 576.001. RIGHTS UNDER CONSTITUTION AND LAW. (a) A person...

Section 576.002. Presumption of Competency - Sec. 576.002. PRESUMPTION OF COMPETENCY. (a) The provision of court-ordered,...

Section 576.003. Writ of Habeas Corpus - Sec. 576.003. WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS. A petition for a...

Section 576.004. Effect on Guardianship - Sec. 576.004. EFFECT ON GUARDIANSHIP. This subtitle, or an action...

Section 576.005. Confidentiality of Records - Sec. 576.005. CONFIDENTIALITY OF RECORDS. Records of a mental health...

Section 576.0055. Disclosure of Name and Birth and Death Dates for Certain Purposes - Sec. 576.0055. DISCLOSURE OF NAME AND BIRTH AND DEATH DATES...

Section 576.006. Rights Subject to Limitation - Sec. 576.006. RIGHTS SUBJECT TO LIMITATION. (a) A patient in...

Section 576.007. Notification of Release - Sec. 576.007. NOTIFICATION OF RELEASE. (a) The department or facility...

Section 576.008. Notification of Protection and Advocacy System - Sec. 576.008. NOTIFICATION OF PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY SYSTEM. A patient...

Section 576.009. Notification of Rights - Sec. 576.009. NOTIFICATION OF RIGHTS. A patient receiving involuntary inpatient...

Section 576.010. Notification of Trust Exemption - Sec. 576.010. NOTIFICATION OF TRUST EXEMPTION. (a) At the time...

Subchapter B. Rights Relating to Treatment

Section 576.021. General Rights Relating to Treatment - Sec. 576.021. GENERAL RIGHTS RELATING TO TREATMENT. (a) A patient...

Section 576.022. Adequacy of Treatment - Sec. 576.022. ADEQUACY OF TREATMENT. (a) The facility administrator of...

Section 576.023. Periodic Examination - Sec. 576.023. PERIODIC EXAMINATION. The facility administrator is responsible for...

Section 576.024. Use of Physical Restraint - Sec. 576.024. USE OF PHYSICAL RESTRAINT. (a) A physical restraint...

Section 576.025. Administration of Psychoactive Medication - Sec. 576.025. ADMINISTRATION OF PSYCHOACTIVE MEDICATION. (a) A person may...

Section 576.026. Independent Evaluation - Sec. 576.026. INDEPENDENT EVALUATION. (a) A patient receiving inpatient mental...

Section 576.027. List of Medications - Sec. 576.027. LIST OF MEDICATIONS. (a) The facility administrator of...

Chapter 577 - Private Mental Hospitals and Other Mental Health Facilities

Subchapter A. General Provisions; Licensing and Penalties

Section 577.001. License Required - Sec. 577.001. LICENSE REQUIRED. (a) A person or political subdivision...

Section 577.002. Exemptions - Sec. 577.002. EXEMPTIONS. (a) A mental health facility operated by...

Section 577.003. Additional License Not Required - Sec. 577.003. ADDITIONAL LICENSE NOT REQUIRED. A mental hospital licensed...

Section 577.004. License Application - Sec. 577.004. LICENSE APPLICATION. (a) An applicant for a license...

Section 577.005. Investigation and License Issuance - Sec. 577.005. INVESTIGATION AND LICENSE ISSUANCE. (a) The department shall...

Section 577.006. Fees - Sec. 577.006. FEES. (a) The department shall charge each hospital...

Section 577.007. Change in Bed Capacity - Sec. 577.007. CHANGE IN BED CAPACITY. A mental hospital or...

Section 577.008. Requirement of Physician in Charge - Sec. 577.008. REQUIREMENT OF PHYSICIAN IN CHARGE. Each licensed private...

Section 577.009. Limitation on Certain Contracts - Sec. 577.009. LIMITATION ON CERTAIN CONTRACTS. A community center or...

Section 577.010. Rules and Standards - Sec. 577.010. RULES AND STANDARDS. (a) The executive commissioner shall...

Section 577.0101. Notification of Transfer or Referral - Sec. 577.0101. NOTIFICATION OF TRANSFER OR REFERRAL. (a) The executive...

Section 577.011. Records and Reports - Sec. 577.011. RECORDS AND REPORTS. The department may require a...

Section 577.012. Destruction of Records - Sec. 577.012. DESTRUCTION OF RECORDS. (a) A private mental hospital...

Section 577.013. Investigations - Sec. 577.013. INVESTIGATIONS. (a) The department may make investigations it...

Section 577.014. Oaths - Sec. 577.014. OATHS. The department or its agent may administer...

Section 577.015. Subpoenas - Sec. 577.015. SUBPOENAS. (a) The department or its agent, in...

Section 577.016. Denial, Suspension, Probation, or Revocation of License - Sec. 577.016. DENIAL, SUSPENSION, PROBATION, OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE. (a)...

Section 577.017. Hearings - Sec. 577.017. HEARINGS. (a) The department's legal staff may participate...

Section 577.018. Judicial Review of Department Decision - Sec. 577.018. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF DEPARTMENT DECISION. (a) An applicant...

Section 577.019. Injunction - Sec. 577.019. INJUNCTION. (a) The department, in the name of...

Chapter 577A - Psychiatric Residential Youth Treatment Facilities

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 577A.001. Definitions - Sec. 577A.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Commission" means the...

Section 577A.002. Exemptions - Sec. 577A.002. EXEMPTIONS. This chapter does not apply to: (1)...

Section 577A.003. Licensing and Other Requirements Not Affected - Sec. 577A.003. LICENSING AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS NOT AFFECTED. This chapter...

Section 577A.004. Rules - Sec. 577A.004. RULES. The executive commissioner shall adopt rules necessary...

Subchapter B. Certification, Fees, and Inspections

Section 577A.051. Voluntary Quality Standards Certification - Sec. 577A.051. VOLUNTARY QUALITY STANDARDS CERTIFICATION. The commission shall, using...

Section 577A.052. Certificate Application - Sec. 577A.052. CERTIFICATE APPLICATION. (a) To obtain a certificate under...

Section 577A.053. Fees - Sec. 577A.053. FEES. The executive commissioner by rule shall establish...

Section 577A.054. Issuance and Renewal of Certificate - Sec. 577A.054. ISSUANCE AND RENEWAL OF CERTIFICATE. (a) The commission...

Section 577A.055. Inspections - Sec. 577A.055. INSPECTIONS. In addition to the inspections required under...

Subchapter C. Regulation of Certified Psychiatric Residential Youth Treatment Facilities

Section 577A.101. Minimum Standards - Sec. 577A.101. MINIMUM STANDARDS. The executive commissioner by rule shall...

Section 577A.102. Admission Criteria - Sec. 577A.102. ADMISSION CRITERIA. A facility certified under this chapter...

Subchapter D. Enforcement

Section 577A.151. Penalties - Sec. 577A.151. PENALTIES. A facility certified under this chapter is...

Chapter 578 - Electroconvulsive and Other Therapies

Section 578.001. Application - Sec. 578.001. APPLICATION. This chapter applies to the use of...

Section 578.002. Use of Electroconvulsive Therapy - Sec. 578.002. USE OF ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY. (a) Electroconvulsive therapy may...

Section 578.003. Consent to Therapy - Sec. 578.003. CONSENT TO THERAPY. (a) The executive commissioner by...

Section 578.004. Withdrawal of Consent - Sec. 578.004. WITHDRAWAL OF CONSENT. (a) A patient or guardian...

Section 578.005. Physician Requirement - Sec. 578.005. PHYSICIAN REQUIREMENT. (a) Only a physician may administer...

Section 578.006. Registration of Equipment - Sec. 578.006. REGISTRATION OF EQUIPMENT. (a) A person may not...

Section 578.007. Reports - Sec. 578.007. REPORTS. (a) A mental hospital or facility administering...

Section 578.008. Use of Information - Sec. 578.008. USE OF INFORMATION. The department shall use the...

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Texas Statutes Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability Subtitle C - Texas Mental Health Code

Texas Statutes
Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability
Subtitle C - Texas Mental Health Code