APPEAL
Known as the Persons with an Intellectual Disability Act
The act spans §§ 591–597 (170 sections).
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 504 (S.B. 34), Sec. 3, eff
(a) A client may appeal an order under this subchapter in the manner provided by Section 593.056 for an appeal of an order committing the client to a residential care facility.
(b) An order authorizing the administration of medication regardless of the refusal of the client is effective pending an appeal of the order.
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.