All applications under this subtitle shall be filed on behalf of the State of Texas and styled "The State of Texas for the Best Interest and Protection of (NAME) the (patient or proposed patient)."
Tex. Health & Safety Code § 571.0166
PROCEEDINGS ON BEHALF OF THE STATE
Known as the Texas Mental Health Code
The act spans §§ 571–580 (237 sections).
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 770, Sec. 2, eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.