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Tex. Health & Safety Code § 593.029

TREATMENT OF MINOR WHO REACHES MAJORITY

Known as the Persons with an Intellectual Disability Act

The act spans §§ 591–597 (170 sections).

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

When a facility resident who is voluntarily admitted as a minor approaches 18 years of age and continues to be in need of residential services, the facility director shall ensure that when the resident becomes an adult:

(1) the resident's legally adequate consent for admission to the facility is obtained from the resident or the guardian of the person; or

(2) an application is filed for court commitment under Subchapter C.

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