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TITLE 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 320 - RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUALS
SUBCHAPTER B - CONSENT TO TREATMENT WITH PSYCHOACTIVE MEDICATION
SECTION/RULE §320.53 - Application

This subchapter applies to the following facilities providing inpatient mental health services:(1) a state hospital or state center operated by the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation (TDMHMR);(2) a psychiatric hospital licensed under Texas Health and Safety Code (THSC), Chapter 577, and Chapter 134 of this title;(3) an identifiable mental health service unit of a hospital licensed under THSC, Chapter 241, and Chapter 133, Subchapter A of this title;(4) a crisis stabilization unit (CSU) licensed under THSC, Chapter 577, and Chapter 134 of this title; and(5) facilities operated by local mental health authorities or under contract to local mental health authorities

Source Note: The provisions of this §320.53 adopted to be effective August 31, 2004, 29 TexReg 8317; transferred effective December 27, 2024, as published in the November 29, 2024, issue of the Texas Register, 49 TexReg 9772.

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