Texas § HS.571.002 - PURPOSE
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § HS.571.002 — PURPOSE, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ HS.571.002. PURPOSE
PURPOSE. The purpose of this subtitle is to provide to each person having severe mental illness access to humane care and treatment by: (1) facilitating treatment in an appropriate setting; (2) enabling the person to obtain necessary evaluation, care, treatment, and rehabilitation with the least possible trouble, expense, and embarrassment to the person and the person's family; (3) eliminating, if requested, the traumatic effect on the person's mental health of public trial and criminal-like procedures; (4) protecting the person's right to a judicial determination of the person's need for involuntary treatment; (5) defining the criteria the state must meet to order involuntary care and treatment; (6) establishing the procedures to obtain facts, carry out examinations, and make prompt and fair decisions; (7) safeguarding the person's legal rights so as to advance and not impede the therapeutic and protective purposes of involuntary care; and (8) safeguarding the rights of the person who voluntarily requests inpatient care. Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
Frequently Asked Questions About Texas § HS.571.002
What does The Texas Constitution § HS.571.002 cover?
Section HS.571.002 ("PURPOSE") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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