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TX Health & Safety Code § 574.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle C - Texas Mental Health Code|Chapter 574 - Court-Ordered Mental Health Services|Subchapter H. Voluntary Admission for Certain Persons for Whom Motion for Court-Ordered Services Has Been Filed|Section 574.151. Applicability

Sec. 574.151.  APPLICABILITY.  This subchapter applies only to a person for whom a motion for court-ordered mental health services is filed under Section 574.001, for whom a final order on that motion has not been entered under Section 574.034, 574.0345, 574.035, or 574.0355 and who requests voluntary admission to an inpatient mental health facility:(1)  while the person is receiving at that facility involuntary inpatient services under Subchapter B or under Chapter 573; or(2)  before the 31st day after the date the person was released from that facility under Section 573.023 or 574.028.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1309, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 582 (S.B. 362), Sec. 23, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 574.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle C - Texas Mental Health Code|Chapter 574 - Court-Ordered Mental Health Services|Subchapter H. Voluntary Admission for Certain Persons for Whom Motion for Court-Ordered Services Has Been Filed|Section 574.152. Capacity to Consent to Voluntary Admission

Sec. 574.152.  CAPACITY TO CONSENT TO VOLUNTARY ADMISSION.  A person described by Section 574.151 is rebuttably presumed to have the capacity to consent to admission to the inpatient mental health facility for voluntary inpatient mental health services.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1309, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2001.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 574.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle C - Texas Mental Health Code|Chapter 574 - Court-Ordered Mental Health Services|Subchapter H. Voluntary Admission for Certain Persons for Whom Motion for Court-Ordered Services Has Been Filed|Section 574.153. Rights of Person Admitted to Voluntary Inpatient Treatment

Sec. 574.153.  RIGHTS OF PERSON ADMITTED TO VOLUNTARY INPATIENT TREATMENT.  (a)  A person described by Section 574.151 who is admitted to the inpatient mental health facility for voluntary inpatient mental health services has all of the rights provided by Chapter 576 for a person receiving voluntary or involuntary inpatient mental health services.(b)  A right assured by Section 576.021 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 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1309, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2001.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 574.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle C - Texas Mental Health Code|Chapter 574 - Court-Ordered Mental Health Services|Subchapter H. Voluntary Admission for Certain Persons for Whom Motion for Court-Ordered Services Has Been Filed|Section 574.154. Participation in Research Program

Sec. 574.154.  PARTICIPATION IN RESEARCH PROGRAM.  Notwithstanding any other law, a person described by Section 574.151 may not participate in a research program in the inpatient mental health facility unless:(1)  the patient provides written consent to participate in the research program under a protocol that has been approved by the facility's institutional review board;  and(2)  the institutional review board specifically reviews the patient's consent under the approved protocol.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1309, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2001.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 574.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle C - Texas Mental Health Code|Chapter 574 - Court-Ordered Mental Health Services|Subchapter I. Use of Video Technology at Proceedings|Section 574.201. Application of Subchapter

Sec. 574.201.  APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER.  This subchapter applies only to a hearing or proceeding related to court-ordered mental health services under this chapter.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 358, Sec. 3, eff. June 18, 2003.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 574.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle C - Texas Mental Health Code|Chapter 574 - Court-Ordered Mental Health Services|Subchapter I. Use of Video Technology at Proceedings|Section 574.202. Certain Testimony by Closed-Circuit Video Teleconferencing Permitted

Sec. 574.202.  CERTAIN TESTIMONY BY CLOSED-CIRCUIT VIDEO TELECONFERENCING PERMITTED.  (a)  A judge or magistrate may permit a physician or a nonphysician mental health professional to testify at a hearing or proceeding by closed-circuit video teleconferencing if:(1)  closed-circuit video teleconferencing is available to the judge or magistrate for that purpose;(2)  the proposed patient and the attorney representing the proposed patient do not file with the court a written objection to the use of closed-circuit video teleconferencing;(3)  the closed-circuit video teleconferencing system provides for a simultaneous, compressed full-motion video and interactive communication of image and sound between all persons involved in the hearing;  and(4)  on request of the proposed patient, the proposed patient and the proposed patient's attorney can communicate privately without being recorded or heard by the judge or magistrate or by the attorney representing the state.(b)  The judge or magistrate must provide written notice of the use of closed-circuit video teleconferencing to the proposed patient, the proposed patient's attorney, and the attorney representing the state not later than the third day before the date of the hearing.(c)  On motion of the proposed patient or of the attorney representing the state the court shall, or on the court's discretion the court may, terminate testimony by closed-circuit video teleconferencing under this section at any time during the testimony and require the physician or nonphysician mental health professional to testify in person.(d)  A recording of the testimony under Subsection (a) shall be made and preserved with the court's record of the hearing.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 358, Sec. 3, eff. June 18, 2003.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 574.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle C - Texas Mental Health Code|Chapter 574 - Court-Ordered Mental Health Services|Subchapter I. Use of Video Technology at Proceedings|Section 574.203. Use of Secure Electronic Communication Method in Certain Proceedings Under This Chapter

Sec. 574.203.  USE OF SECURE ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION METHOD IN CERTAIN PROCEEDINGS UNDER THIS CHAPTER.  (a)  A hearing may be conducted in accordance with this chapter but conducted by secure electronic means, including satellite transmission, closed-circuit television transmission, or any other method of two-way electronic communication that is secure, available to the parties, approved by the court, and capable of visually and audibly recording the proceedings, if:(1)  written consent to the use of a secure electronic communication method for the hearing is filed with the court by:(A)  the proposed patient or the attorney representing the proposed patient; and(B)  the county or district attorney, as appropriate;(2)  the secure electronic communication method provides for a simultaneous, compressed full-motion video, and interactive communication of image and sound among the judge or associate judge, the county or district attorney, the attorney representing the proposed patient, and the proposed patient; and(3)  on request of the proposed patient or the attorney representing the proposed patient, the proposed patient and the attorney can communicate privately without being recorded or heard by the judge or associate judge or by the county or district attorney.(b)  On the motion of the patient or proposed patient, the attorney representing the patient or proposed patient, or the county or district attorney or on the court's own motion, the court may terminate an appearance made through a secure electronic communication method at any time during the appearance and require an appearance by the patient or proposed patient in open court.(c)  The court shall provide for a recording of the communication to be made and preserved until any appellate proceedings have been concluded.  The patient or proposed patient may obtain a copy of the recording on payment of a reasonable amount to cover the costs of reproduction or, if the patient or proposed patient is indigent, the court shall provide a copy on the request of the patient or proposed patient without charging a cost for the copy.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1145 (S.B. 778), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 334 (H.B. 890), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 575.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle C - Texas Mental Health Code|Chapter 575 - Admission and Transfer Procedures for Inpatient Services|Subchapter A. Admission Procedures|Section 575.001. Authorization for Admission

Sec. 575.001.  AUTHORIZATION FOR ADMISSION.  (a)  The facility administrator of an inpatient mental health facility may admit and detain a patient under the procedures prescribed by this subtitle.(b)  The facility administrator of an inpatient mental health facility operated by a community center or other entity the department designates to provide mental health services may not admit or detain a patient under an order for temporary or extended court-ordered mental health services unless the facility is licensed under Chapter 577.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 575.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle C - Texas Mental Health Code|Chapter 575 - Admission and Transfer Procedures for Inpatient Services|Subchapter A. Admission Procedures|Section 575.002. Admission of Voluntary Patient to Private Mental Hospital

Sec. 575.002.  ADMISSION OF VOLUNTARY PATIENT TO PRIVATE MENTAL HOSPITAL.  This subtitle does not prohibit the voluntary admission of a patient to a private mental hospital in any lawful manner.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 575.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle C - Texas Mental Health Code|Chapter 575 - Admission and Transfer Procedures for Inpatient Services|Subchapter A. Admission Procedures|Section 575.003. Admission of Persons With Chemical Dependency and Persons Charged With Criminal Offense

Sec. 575.003.  ADMISSION OF PERSONS WITH CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY AND PERSONS CHARGED WITH CRIMINAL OFFENSE.  This subtitle does not affect the admission to a state mental health facility of:(1)  a person with a chemical dependency admitted under Chapter 462; or(2)  a person charged with a criminal offense admitted under Subchapter D or E, Chapter 46B, Code of Criminal Procedure.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 35, Sec. 13, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1385, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 575.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle C - Texas Mental Health Code|Chapter 575 - Admission and Transfer Procedures for Inpatient Services|Subchapter B. Transfer Procedures|Section 575.011. Transfer to Department Mental Health Facility or Local Mental Health Authority

Sec. 575.011.  TRANSFER TO DEPARTMENT MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY OR LOCAL MENTAL HEALTH AUTHORITY.  (a)  The department may transfer a patient, if the transfer is considered advisable, from an inpatient mental health facility operated by the department to:(1)  another inpatient mental health facility operated by the department;  or(2)  a mental health facility deemed suitable by the local mental health authority if the authority consents.(b)  A local mental health authority may transfer a patient from one authority facility to another if the transfer is considered advisable.(c)  A voluntary patient may not be transferred under Subsection (a) or (b) without the patient's consent.(d)  The facility administrator of an inpatient mental health facility may, for any reason, transfer an involuntary patient to a mental health facility deemed suitable by the local mental health authority for the area.(e)  The facility administrator shall notify the committing court and the local mental health authority before transferring a patient under Subsection (d).|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 367, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 575.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle C - Texas Mental Health Code|Chapter 575 - Admission and Transfer Procedures for Inpatient Services|Subchapter B. Transfer Procedures|Section 575.012. Transfer of Person With an Intellectual Disability to an Inpatient Mental Health Facility Operated by the Department

Sec. 575.012.  TRANSFER OF PERSON WITH AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY TO AN INPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY OPERATED BY THE DEPARTMENT.  (a)  An inpatient mental health facility may not transfer a patient who is also a person with an intellectual disability to a department mental health facility unless, before initiating the transfer, the facility administrator of the inpatient mental health facility obtains from the commissioner a determination that space is available in a department facility unit that is specifically designed to serve such a person.(b)  The department shall maintain an appropriate number of hospital-level beds for persons with an intellectual disability who are committed for court-ordered mental health services to meet the needs of the local mental health authorities.  The number of beds the department maintains must be determined according to the previous year's need.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 367, Sec. 17, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1386, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 575.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle C - Texas Mental Health Code|Chapter 575 - Admission and Transfer Procedures for Inpatient Services|Subchapter B. Transfer Procedures|Section 575.013. Transfer of Person With an Intellectual Disability to State Supported Living Center

Sec. 575.013.  TRANSFER OF PERSON WITH AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY TO STATE SUPPORTED LIVING CENTER.  (a)  The facility administrator of an inpatient mental health facility operated by the department may transfer an involuntary patient in the facility to a state supported living center for persons with an intellectual disability if:(1)  an examination of the patient indicates that the patient has symptoms of an intellectual disability to the extent that training, education, rehabilitation, care, treatment, and supervision in a state supported living center are in the patient's best interest;(2)  the director of the state supported living center to which the patient is to be transferred agrees to the transfer; and(3)  the facility administrator coordinates the transfer with the director of that state supported living center.(b)  A certificate containing the diagnosis and the facility administrator's recommendation of transfer to a specific state supported living center shall be furnished to the committing court.(c)  The patient may not be transferred before the judge of the committing court enters an order approving the transfer.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 367, Sec. 18, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1387, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1388, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 575.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle C - Texas Mental Health Code|Chapter 575 - Admission and Transfer Procedures for Inpatient Services|Subchapter B. Transfer Procedures|Section 575.014. Transfer to Private Mental Hospital

Sec. 575.014.  TRANSFER TO PRIVATE MENTAL HOSPITAL.  The hospital administrator of a private mental hospital may transfer a patient to another private mental hospital, or the department may transfer a patient to a private mental hospital, at no expense to the state if:(1)  the patient or the patient's guardian or next friend signs an application requesting the transfer at the patient's or applicant's expense;(2)  the hospital administrator of the private mental hospital to which the person is to be transferred agrees in writing to admit the patient and to accept responsibility for the patient as prescribed by this subtitle;  and(3)  written notice of the transfer is sent to the committing court.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 575.015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle C - Texas Mental Health Code|Chapter 575 - Admission and Transfer Procedures for Inpatient Services|Subchapter B. Transfer Procedures|Section 575.015. Transfer to Federal Facility

Sec. 575.015.  TRANSFER TO FEDERAL FACILITY.  The department or the hospital administrator of a private mental hospital may transfer an involuntary patient to a federal agency if:(1)  the federal agency sends notice that facilities are available and that the patient is eligible for care or treatment in a facility;(2)  notice of the transfer is sent to the committing court;  and(3)  the committing court enters an order approving the transfer.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 575.016 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle C - Texas Mental Health Code|Chapter 575 - Admission and Transfer Procedures for Inpatient Services|Subchapter B. Transfer Procedures|Section 575.016. Transfer From Facility of Texas Department of Criminal Justice

Sec. 575.016.  TRANSFER FROM FACILITY OF TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE.  (a)  The Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall transfer a patient committed to an inpatient mental health facility under Section 574.044 to a noncorrectional mental health facility on the day the inmate is released on parole or mandatory supervision.(b)  A patient transferred to a department mental health facility shall be transferred as prescribed by Section 575.011 or 575.012 to the facility that serves the location to which the patient is released on parole or mandatory supervision.(c)  The mental health facility to which a patient is transferred under this section is solely responsible for the patient's treatment.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 25.110, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 25.111, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 575.017 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle C - Texas Mental Health Code|Chapter 575 - Admission and Transfer Procedures for Inpatient Services|Subchapter B. Transfer Procedures|Section 575.017. Transfer of Records

Sec. 575.017.  TRANSFER OF RECORDS.  The facility administrator of the transferring inpatient mental health facility shall send the patient's appropriate hospital records, or a copy of the records, to the hospital or facility administrator of the mental hospital or state supported living center to which the patient is transferred.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1389, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 576.001 (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 576.001. Rights Under Constitution and Law

Sec. 576.001.  RIGHTS UNDER CONSTITUTION AND LAW.  (a)  A person with mental illness in this state has the rights, benefits, responsibilities, and privileges guaranteed by the constitution and laws of the United States and this state.(b)  Unless a specific law limits a right under a special procedure, a patient has:(1)  the right to register and vote at an election;(2)  the right to acquire, use, and dispose of property, including contractual rights;(3)  the right to sue and be sued;(4)  all rights relating to the grant, use, and revocation of a license, permit, privilege, or benefit under law;(5)  the right to religious freedom;  and(6)  all rights relating to domestic relations.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 576.002 (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 576.002. Presumption of Competency

Sec. 576.002.  PRESUMPTION OF COMPETENCY.  (a)  The provision of court-ordered, emergency, or voluntary mental health services to a person is not a determination or adjudication of mental incompetency and does not limit the person's rights as a citizen, or the person's property rights or legal capacity.(b)  There is a rebuttable presumption that a person is mentally competent unless a judicial finding to the contrary is made under the Estates Code.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1309, Sec. 2, eff. June 16, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (S.B. 1488), Sec. 22.047, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 576.003 (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 576.003. Writ of Habeas Corpus

Sec. 576.003.  WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS.  A petition for a writ of habeas corpus must be filed in the court of appeals for the county in which the order is entered.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 994 (H.B. 2096), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 576.004 (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 576.004. Effect on Guardianship

Sec. 576.004.  EFFECT ON GUARDIANSHIP.  This subtitle, or an action taken or a determination made under this subtitle, does not affect a guardianship established under law.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|