Texas Health & Safety Code - Section 462.021. Voluntary Admission Of Adult
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§ 462.021. VOLUNTARY ADMISSION OF ADULT. A facility may
admit an adult who requests admission for emergency or nonemergency
treatment or rehabilitation if:
(1) the facility is:
(A) a treatment facility licensed by the
commission to provide the necessary services;
(B) a facility licensed by the Texas Department
of Mental Health and Mental Retardation; or
(C) a facility operated by the Texas Department
of Mental Health and Mental Retardation which has been designated
by the commission to provide chemical dependency treatment; and
(2) the admission is appropriate under the facility's
admission policies.
Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, § 175, eff. Sept. 1,
1991; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 671, § 2, eff. June 15, 1993.
Section: 462.003 462.004 462.005 462.006 462.007 462.008 462.009 462.021 462.022 462.023 462.0235 462.024 462.025 462.041 462.042
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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