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Texas Health and Safety Code - HEALTH & SAFETY § 462.021. Voluntary Admission of Adult

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

A facility may admit an adult who requests admission for emergency or nonemergency treatment or rehabilitation if:

(1) the facility is:

(A) a treatment facility licensed by the department to provide the necessary services;

(B) a facility licensed by the department under Title 7;  1 or

(C) a facility operated by the department under Title 7 that has been designated by the department to provide chemical dependency treatment; and

(2) the admission is appropriate under the facility's admission policies.

1 V.T.C.A., Health & Safety Code § 531.001 et seq.
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