Texas Administrative Code › Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 404 - PROTECTION OF CLIENTS AND STAFF-MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › Subchapter E - RIGHTS OF PERSONS RECEIVING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES › Section 404.162 - Patient's Bill of Rights, Teen's Bill of Rights, and Children's Bill of Rights for Individuals Receiving Mental Health Services at Psychiatric Hospitals Not Operated by a Community Center

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The
											  department will publish a Patient's Bill of Rights, which is herein adopted by reference as Exhibit A of this
											  subchapter, with copies available from the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, P.O. Box
											  12668, Austin, Texas 78711-2668, which will contain interpretations written in simple and nontechnical
											  language of the various rights afforded individuals receiving mental health services at psychiatric
											  hospitals, an explanation of the circumstances under which those rights may be limited, and organizations
											  individuals may contact in the event of rights violations. The Patient's Bill of Rights will be revised as
											  necessary.
(b) The department will publish a Teen's Bill of
											  Rights and a Children's Bill of Rights ("The Little Dinosaur Named Wilbur," with supplementary material)
											  which are adopted by reference as Exhibits B and C of this subchapter, respectively, with copies available
											  from the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, P.O. Box 12668, Austin, Texas 78711-2668.
											  The Teen's Bill of Rights and the Children's Bill of Rights will contain interpretations written in simple
											  and nontechnical language of the rights afforded minors receiving mental health services at psychiatric
											  hospitals, an explanation of the circumstances under which those rights may be limited, and organizations
											  individuals may contact in the event of rights violations. The Teen's Bill of Rights and the Children's Bill
											  of Rights will be revised as necessary.
(c) The Patient's Bill of
											  Rights, the Teen's Bill of Rights, and the Children's Bill of Rights published by the department will be used
											  as the formal document for rights notification for individuals admitted to psychiatric hospitals which are
											  not operated by community centers. At psychiatric hospitals operated by community centers, individuals
											  admitted for services will receive the rights handbook as outlined in §
										404.161
											  of this title (relating to Rights Handbooks for Persons Receiving Mental Health Services at Facilities,
											  Community Centers, and Psychiatric Hospitals Operated by Community Centers).
(d) The Patient's Bill of Rights, the Teen's Bill of Rights, and the
											  Children's Bill of Rights must be printed in English and Spanish, and must be made available in other
											  languages of primary use by individuals admitted to each psychiatric hospital.
(e) Immediately upon admission into services, each individual must be given
											  the Patient's Bill of Rights, Teen's Bill of Rights, and/or Children's Bill of Rights.
(1) A copy must also be given to the individual's parent or conservator of
											  a minor and the legal guardian of the person, when applicable, and to any other person requested by the
											  individual.
(2) The parent/conservator of a minor shall receive a
											  copy of the Patient's Bill of Rights in addition to the Teen's Bill of Rights and/or Children's Bill of
											  Rights.