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TX Health & Safety Code § 576.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle C - Texas Mental Health Code|Chapter 576 - Rights of Patients|Subchapter A. General Rights|Section 576.005. Confidentiality of Records

Sec. 576.005.  CONFIDENTIALITY OF RECORDS.  Records of a mental health facility that directly or indirectly identify a present, former, or proposed patient are confidential unless disclosure is permitted by other state law.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 1007, Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 1993;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 481, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 576.0055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle C - Texas Mental Health Code|Chapter 576 - Rights of Patients|Subchapter A. General Rights|Section 576.0055. Disclosure of Name and Birth and Death Dates for Certain Purposes

Sec. 576.0055.  DISCLOSURE OF NAME AND BIRTH AND DEATH DATES FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES.  (a)  In this section, "cemetery organization" and "funeral establishment" have the meanings assigned by Section 711.001.(b)  Notwithstanding any other law, on request by a representative of a cemetery organization or funeral establishment, the administrator of a mental health facility shall release to the representative the name, date of birth, or date of death of a person who was a patient at the facility when the person died, unless the person or the person's guardian provided written instructions to the facility not to release the person's name or dates of birth and death.  A representative of a cemetery organization or a funeral establishment may use a name or date released under this subsection only for the purpose of inscribing the name or date on a grave marker.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 174, Sec. 1, eff. May 27, 2003.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 576.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle C - Texas Mental Health Code|Chapter 576 - Rights of Patients|Subchapter A. General Rights|Section 576.006. Rights Subject to Limitation

Sec. 576.006.  RIGHTS SUBJECT TO LIMITATION.  (a)  A patient in an inpatient mental health facility has the right to:(1)  receive visitors;(2)  communicate with a person outside the facility by telephone and by uncensored and sealed mail;  and(3)  communicate by telephone and by uncensored and sealed mail with legal counsel, the department, the courts, and the state attorney general.(b)  The rights provided in Subsection (a) are subject to the general rules of the facility.  The physician ultimately responsible for the patient's treatment may also restrict a right only to the extent that the restriction is necessary to the patient's welfare or to protect another person but may not restrict the right to communicate with legal counsel, the department, the courts, or the state attorney general.(c)  If a restriction is imposed under this section, the physician ultimately responsible for the patient's treatment shall document the clinical reasons for the restriction and the duration of the restriction in the patient's clinical record.  That physician shall inform the patient and, if appropriate, the patient's parent, managing conservator, or guardian of the clinical reasons for the restriction and the duration of the restriction.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 903, Sec. 1.06, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 576.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle C - Texas Mental Health Code|Chapter 576 - Rights of Patients|Subchapter A. General Rights|Section 576.007. Notification of Release

Sec. 576.007.  NOTIFICATION OF RELEASE.  (a)  The department or facility shall make a reasonable effort to notify an adult patient's family before the patient is discharged or released from a facility providing voluntary or involuntary mental health services if the patient grants permission for the notification.(b)  The department shall notify each adult patient of the patient's right to have his family notified under this section.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 576.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle C - Texas Mental Health Code|Chapter 576 - Rights of Patients|Subchapter A. General Rights|Section 576.008. Notification of Protection and Advocacy System

Sec. 576.008.  NOTIFICATION OF PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY SYSTEM.  A patient shall be informed in writing, at the time of admission and discharge, of the existence, purpose, telephone number, and address of the protection and advocacy system established in this state under the federal Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Individuals Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 10801, et seq.).|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 6.51, eff. Aug. 30, 1993;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 705, Sec. 4.06, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 576.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle C - Texas Mental Health Code|Chapter 576 - Rights of Patients|Subchapter A. General Rights|Section 576.009. Notification of Rights

Sec. 576.009.  NOTIFICATION OF RIGHTS.  A patient receiving involuntary inpatient mental health services shall be informed of the rights provided by this subtitle:(1)  orally, in simple, nontechnical terms, and in writing that, if possible, is in the person's primary language;  or(2)  through the use of a means reasonably calculated to communicate with a hearing impaired or visually impaired person, if applicable.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 903, Sec. 1.07, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 576.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle C - Texas Mental Health Code|Chapter 576 - Rights of Patients|Subchapter A. General Rights|Section 576.010. Notification of Trust Exemption

Sec. 576.010.  NOTIFICATION OF TRUST EXEMPTION.  (a)  At the time a patient is admitted to an inpatient mental health facility for voluntary or involuntary inpatient mental health services, the facility shall provide to the patient, and the parent if the patient is a minor or the guardian of the person of the patient, written notice, in the person's primary language, that a trust that qualifies under Section 552.018 is not liable for the patient's support.  In addition, the facility shall ensure that, within 24 hours after the patient is admitted to the facility, the notification is explained to the patient:(1)  orally, in simple, nontechnical terms in the patient's primary language, if possible; or(2)  through a means reasonably calculated to communicate with a patient who has an impairment of vision or hearing, if applicable.(b)  Notice required under Subsection (a) must also be attached to any request for payment for the patient's support.(c)  This section applies only to state-operated mental health facilities.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 481 (S.B. 584), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 576.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle C - Texas Mental Health Code|Chapter 576 - Rights of Patients|Subchapter B. Rights Relating to Treatment|Section 576.021. General Rights Relating to Treatment

Sec. 576.021.  GENERAL RIGHTS RELATING TO TREATMENT.  (a)  A patient receiving mental health services under this subtitle has the right to:(1)  appropriate treatment for the patient's mental illness in the least restrictive appropriate setting available;(2)  not receive unnecessary or excessive medication;(3)  refuse to participate in a research program;(4)  an individualized treatment plan and to participate in developing the plan;  and(5)  a humane treatment environment that provides reasonable protection from harm and appropriate privacy for personal needs.(b)  Participation in a research program does not affect a right provided by this chapter.(c)  A right provided by this section may not be waived by the patient, the patient's attorney or guardian, or any other person acting on behalf of the patient.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1309, Sec. 3, eff. June 16, 2001.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 576.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle C - Texas Mental Health Code|Chapter 576 - Rights of Patients|Subchapter B. Rights Relating to Treatment|Section 576.022. Adequacy of Treatment

Sec. 576.022.  ADEQUACY OF TREATMENT.  (a)  The facility administrator of an inpatient mental health facility shall provide adequate medical and psychiatric care and treatment to every patient in accordance with the highest standards accepted in medical practice.(b)  The facility administrator of an inpatient mental health facility may give the patient accepted psychiatric treatment and therapy.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 576.023 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle C - Texas Mental Health Code|Chapter 576 - Rights of Patients|Subchapter B. Rights Relating to Treatment|Section 576.023. Periodic Examination

Sec. 576.023.  PERIODIC EXAMINATION.  The facility administrator is responsible for the examination of each patient of the facility at least once every six months and more frequently as practicable.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 576.024 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle C - Texas Mental Health Code|Chapter 576 - Rights of Patients|Subchapter B. Rights Relating to Treatment|Section 576.024. Use of Physical Restraint

Sec. 576.024.  USE OF PHYSICAL RESTRAINT.  (a)  A physical restraint may not be applied to a patient unless a physician prescribes the restraint.(b)  A physical restraint shall be removed as soon as possible.(c)  Each use of a physical restraint and the reason for the use shall be made a part of the patient's clinical record.  The physician who prescribed the restraint shall sign the record.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 576.026 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle C - Texas Mental Health Code|Chapter 576 - Rights of Patients|Subchapter B. Rights Relating to Treatment|Section 576.026. Independent Evaluation

Sec. 576.026.  INDEPENDENT EVALUATION.  (a)  A patient receiving inpatient mental health services under this subtitle is entitled to obtain at the patient's cost an independent psychiatric, psychological, or medical examination or evaluation by a psychiatrist, physician, or nonphysician mental health professional chosen by the patient.  The facility administrator shall allow the patient to obtain the examination or evaluation at any reasonable time.(b)  If the patient is a minor, the minor and the minor's parent, legal guardian, or managing or possessory conservator is entitled to obtain the examination or evaluation.  The cost of the examination or evaluation shall be billed by the professional who performed the examination or evaluation to the person responsible for payment of the minor's treatment as a cost of treatment.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 903, Sec. 1.09, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 576.027 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle C - Texas Mental Health Code|Chapter 576 - Rights of Patients|Subchapter B. Rights Relating to Treatment|Section 576.027. List of Medications

Sec. 576.027.  LIST OF MEDICATIONS.  (a)  The facility administrator of an inpatient mental health facility shall provide to a patient, a person designated by the patient, and the patient's legal guardian or managing conservator, if any, a list of the medications prescribed for administration to the patient while the patient is in the facility.  The list must include for each medication:(1)  the name of the medication;(2)  the dosage and schedule prescribed for the administration of the medication;  and(3)  the name of the physician who prescribed the medication.(b)  The list must be provided within four hours after the facility administrator receives a written request for the list from the patient, a person designated by the patient, or the patient's legal guardian or managing conservator and on the discharge of the patient.  If sufficient time to prepare the list before discharge is not available, the list may be mailed within 24 hours after discharge to the patient, a person designated by the patient, and the patient's legal guardian or managing conservator.(c)  A patient or the patient's legal guardian or managing conservator, if any, may waive the right of any person to receive the list of medications while the patient is participating in a research project if release of the list would jeopardize the results of the project.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 903, Sec. 1.10, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 577.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle C - Texas Mental Health Code|Chapter 577 - Private Mental Hospitals and Other Mental Health Facilities|Subchapter A. General Provisions; Licensing and Penalties|Section 577.001. License Required

Sec. 577.001.  LICENSE REQUIRED.  (a)  A person or political subdivision may not operate a mental hospital without a license issued by the department under this chapter.(b)  A community center or other entity designated by the department to provide mental health services may not operate a mental health facility that provides court-ordered mental health services without a license issued by the department under this chapter.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 573, Sec. 4.02, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1390, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 577.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle C - Texas Mental Health Code|Chapter 577 - Private Mental Hospitals and Other Mental Health Facilities|Subchapter A. General Provisions; Licensing and Penalties|Section 577.002. Exemptions

Sec. 577.002.  EXEMPTIONS.  (a)  A mental health facility operated by the department or a federal agency need not be licensed under this chapter.(b)  This chapter does not apply to a psychiatric residential youth treatment facility certified under Chapter 577A.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 573, Sec. 4.04, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1391, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1032 (H.B. 3121), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 577.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle C - Texas Mental Health Code|Chapter 577 - Private Mental Hospitals and Other Mental Health Facilities|Subchapter A. General Provisions; Licensing and Penalties|Section 577.003. Additional License Not Required

Sec. 577.003.  ADDITIONAL LICENSE NOT REQUIRED.  A mental hospital licensed under this chapter that the department designates to provide mental health services is not required to obtain an additional license to provide court-ordered mental health services.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 573, Sec. 4.04, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1392, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 577.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle C - Texas Mental Health Code|Chapter 577 - Private Mental Hospitals and Other Mental Health Facilities|Subchapter A. General Provisions; Licensing and Penalties|Section 577.004. License Application

Sec. 577.004.  LICENSE APPLICATION.  (a)  An applicant for a license under this chapter must submit a sworn application to the department on a form prescribed by the department.(b)  The department shall prepare the application form and make the form available on request.(c)  The application must be accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee and by a license fee.  The department shall return the license fee if the application is denied.(d)  The application must contain:(1)  the name and location of the mental hospital or mental health facility;(2)  the name and address of the physician to be in charge of the hospital care and treatment of the patients;(3)  the names and addresses of the mental hospital owners, including the officers, directors, and principal stockholders if the owner is a corporation or other association, or the names and addresses of the members of the board of trustees of the community center or the directors of the entity designated by the department to provide mental health services;(4)  the bed capacity to be authorized by the license;(5)  the number, duties, and qualifications of the professional staff;(6)  a description of the equipment and facilities of the mental hospital or mental health facility;  and(7)  other information required by the department, including affirmative evidence of ability to comply with the department's rules and standards.(e)  The applicant must submit a plan of the mental hospital or mental health facility premises that describes the buildings and grounds and the manner in which the various parts of the premises are intended to be used.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 577.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle C - Texas Mental Health Code|Chapter 577 - Private Mental Hospitals and Other Mental Health Facilities|Subchapter A. General Provisions; Licensing and Penalties|Section 577.005. Investigation and License Issuance

Sec. 577.005.  INVESTIGATION AND LICENSE ISSUANCE.  (a)  The department shall conduct an investigation as considered necessary after receiving the proper license application and the required fees.(b)  The department shall issue a license if it finds that the premises are suitable and that the applicant is qualified to operate a mental hospital or a mental health facility that provides court-ordered inpatient mental health services, in accordance with the requirements and standards prescribed by law and the department.(c)  A license is issued to the applicant for the premises described and for the bed capacity specified by the license.(d)  The license is not transferable or assignable.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 577.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle C - Texas Mental Health Code|Chapter 577 - Private Mental Hospitals and Other Mental Health Facilities|Subchapter A. General Provisions; Licensing and Penalties|Section 577.006. Fees

Sec. 577.006.  FEES.  (a)  The department shall charge each hospital every two years a license fee for an initial license or a license renewal.(b)  The executive commissioner by rule shall adopt the fees authorized by Subsection (a) in accordance with Section 12.0111 and according to a schedule under which the number of beds in the hospital determines the amount of the fee.   A minimum license fee may be established. (c)  The executive commissioner by rule shall adopt fees for hospital plan reviews according to a schedule under which the amounts of the fees are based on the estimated construction costs.(d)  Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 3.1639(109), eff. April 2, 2015.(e)  The department shall charge a fee for field surveys of construction plans reviewed under this section.  The executive commissioner by rule shall adopt a fee schedule for the surveys that provides a minimum fee and a maximum fee for each survey conducted.(f)  The department annually shall review the fee schedules to ensure that the fees charged are based on the estimated costs to and level of effort expended by the department.(g)  The executive commissioner may establish staggered license renewal dates and dates on which fees are due.(h)  A fee adopted under this chapter must be based on the estimated cost to and level of effort expended by the department to conduct the activity for which the fee is imposed.(i)  All license fees collected shall be deposited to the credit of the general revenue fund.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1411, Sec. 8.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1393, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1639(109), eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 577.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle C - Texas Mental Health Code|Chapter 577 - Private Mental Hospitals and Other Mental Health Facilities|Subchapter A. General Provisions; Licensing and Penalties|Section 577.007. Change in Bed Capacity

Sec. 577.007.  CHANGE IN BED CAPACITY.  A mental hospital or mental health facility may increase the bed capacity authorized by the license at any time with the department's approval and may decrease the capacity at any time by notifying the department.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 577.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle C - Texas Mental Health Code|Chapter 577 - Private Mental Hospitals and Other Mental Health Facilities|Subchapter A. General Provisions; Licensing and Penalties|Section 577.008. Requirement of Physician in Charge

Sec. 577.008.  REQUIREMENT OF PHYSICIAN IN CHARGE.  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.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 577.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle C - Texas Mental Health Code|Chapter 577 - Private Mental Hospitals and Other Mental Health Facilities|Subchapter A. General Provisions; Licensing and Penalties|Section 577.009. Limitation on Certain Contracts

Sec. 577.009.  LIMITATION ON CERTAIN CONTRACTS.  A community center or other entity the department designates to provide mental health services may not contract with a mental health facility to provide court-ordered mental health services unless the facility is licensed by the department.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 573, Sec. 4.04, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1394, eff. April 2, 2015.|