HOUSE BILL 3135 |
HOUSE AUTHOR: Naishtat |
EFFECTIVE: 09-01-97 |
SENATE SPONSOR: Moncrief |
House Bill 3135 amends the Persons with Mental Retardation Act to clarify provisions under which a guardian may apply for mental retardation services for the guardian's charge. In addition, the act repeals a provision of the Texas Probate Code that prohibits an agency providing services to a mental health patient from being appointed guardian of the patient except as a last resort.