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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring medical clearance before admission to an |
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inpatient mental health facility. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 575.001, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) Subject to Subsection (c), the [The] facility |
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administrator of an inpatient mental health facility may admit and |
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detain a patient under the procedures prescribed by this subtitle. |
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(c) A patient may not be admitted under Subsection (a) |
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unless the patient has undergone a medical examination that |
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determines that the patient does not have a medical condition that |
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would prevent facility staff from providing care to the patient or |
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other patients. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to an |
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admission to an inpatient mental health facility on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. An admission before the effective date |
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of this Act is governed by the law in effect on that date, and that |
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law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |