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Tex. Health & Safety Code § 462.021

VOLUNTARY ADMISSION OF ADULT

Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 175, eff

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 department to provide the necessary services;

(B) a facility licensed by the department under Title 7; or

(C) a facility operated by the department under Title 7 that has been designated by the department to provide chemical dependency treatment; and

(2) the admission is appropriate under the facility's admission policies.

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