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House Bill 1829 |
House Author: Naishtat |
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Effective: 9-1-11 |
Senate Sponsor: Nelson |
House Bill 1829 amends the Health and Safety Code to authorize a judge or magistrate to permit a physician applying for emergency detention to present the application to the judge or magistrate by e-mail with the application attached as a secure document in a portable document format, and to authorize a judge or magistrate, after the application is presented by e-mail or by other secure electronic means, to transmit a warrant to the applicant electronically or by e-mail if the warrant is accompanied by a digital or legal signature, respectively. The bill authorizes a mental health facility that has admitted a person for emergency detention or to which a person has been transported for detainment following emergency detention to transfer the person to an appropriate mental hospital with the written consent of the hospital administrator.