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Senate Bill 718 |
Senate Author: West |
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Effective: 6-14-13 |
House Sponsor: Burkett |
Senate Bill 718 amends the Health and Safety Code to authorize certain persons to request admission for outpatient mental health services by filing a request with the administrator of the facility where admission is requested and to remove the authorization for a person younger than 16 years of age who is or has been married to make such a request. The bill sets out the conditions under which certain persons under the age of 18 may be involuntarily admitted to a mental health facility for inpatient or outpatient services and prohibits a person from transporting a patient to a mental health facility in another state for inpatient mental health services unless transportation to that facility is authorized by a court order.