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Tex. Health & Safety Code § 1001.072

GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT RELATED TO MENTAL HEALTH

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 1.09.

The department is responsible for administering human services programs regarding mental health, including:

(1) administering and coordinating mental health services at the local and state level;

(2) operating the state's mental health facilities; and

(3) inspecting, licensing, and enforcing regulations regarding mental health facilities, other than long-term care facilities regulated by the Department of Aging and Disability Services.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.