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Tex. Health & Safety Code § 574.154

PARTICIPATION IN RESEARCH PROGRAM

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

Notwithstanding any other law, a person described by Section 574.151 may not participate in a research program in the inpatient mental health facility unless:

(1) the patient provides written consent to participate in the research program under a protocol that has been approved by the facility's institutional review board; and

(2) the institutional review board specifically reviews the patient's consent under the approved protocol.

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