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Tex. Health & Safety Code § 574.153

RIGHTS OF PERSON ADMITTED TO VOLUNTARY INPATIENT TREATMENT

Known as the Texas Mental Health Code

The act spans §§ 571–580 (237 sections).

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1309, Sec. 1, eff

(a) A person described by Section 574.151 who is admitted to the inpatient mental health facility for voluntary inpatient mental health services has all of the rights provided by Chapter 576 for a person receiving voluntary or involuntary inpatient mental health services.

(b) A right assured by Section 576.021 may not be waived by the patient, the patient's attorney or guardian, or any other person acting on behalf of the patient.

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