LICENSE REQUIRED
Known as the Texas Mental Health Code
The act spans §§ 571–580 (237 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Shiloh Treatment Center, Inc., Shiloh II, LLC, Behavior Training Research, Inc., and Clay Dean Hill v. Destin Ed Ward (2015)
Most recently applied in Shiloh Treatment Center, Inc., Shiloh II, LLC, Behavior Training Research, Inc., and Clay Dean Hill v. Destin Ed Ward (April 2015)
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff
(a) A person or political subdivision may not operate a mental hospital without a license issued by the department under this chapter.
(b) A community center or other entity designated by the department to provide mental health services may not operate a mental health facility that provides court-ordered mental health services without a license issued by the department under this chapter.
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.