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Tex. Health & Safety Code § 462.012

RIGHT TO REFUSE MEDICATION

Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1211 (S.B. 1560), Sec. 3, eff

(a) Each patient receiving treatment in a treatment facility licensed by the department under Chapter 464 has the right to refuse unnecessary or excessive medication.

(b) Medication may not be used by the treatment facility:

(1) as punishment; or

(2) for the convenience of the staff.

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