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Tex. Health & Safety Code § 81.207

ADEQUACY OF TREATMENT

Known as the Communicable Disease Prevention and Control Act

The act spans §§ 81–81 (155 sections).

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff

(a) The head of an inpatient health care facility shall provide adequate medical care and treatment to every patient in accordance with accepted standards of medical practice.

(b) The head of the facility is responsible for the detention of the patient and for providing suitable security to prevent the patient from transmitting the communicable disease.

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