Each licensed private mental hospital shall be in the charge of a physician who has at least three years experience as a physician in psychiatry in a mental hospital or who is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology or by the American Osteopathic Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
Tex. Health & Safety Code § 577.008
REQUIREMENT OF PHYSICIAN IN CHARGE
Known as the Texas Mental Health Code
The act spans §§ 571–580 (237 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Berel v. HCA Health Services of Texas, Inc. (1994)
Most recently applied in Berel v. HCA Health Services of Texas, Inc. (July 1994)
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, 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.