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Tex. Health & Safety Code § 577A.102

ADMISSION CRITERIA

Known as the Texas Mental Health Code

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

Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1032 (H.B. 3121), Sec. 2, eff

A facility certified under this chapter may not admit or provide treatments or services to an individual unless the individual:

(1) is 21 years of age or younger;

(2) has been diagnosed with a severe emotional disturbance by a licensed mental health professional;

(3) requires residential psychiatric treatment under the direction of a licensed physician to improve the individual's condition; and

(4) was referred for treatments or services in a psychiatric residential youth treatment facility by a licensed mental health professional.

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