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Tex. Health & Safety Code § 576.009

NOTIFICATION OF RIGHTS

Known as the Texas Mental Health Code

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

Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff

A patient receiving involuntary inpatient mental health services shall be informed of the rights provided by this subtitle:

(1) orally, in simple, nontechnical terms, and in writing that, if possible, is in the person's primary language; or

(2) through the use of a means reasonably calculated to communicate with a hearing impaired or visually impaired person, if applicable.

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