TO: | Honorable Jane Nelson, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services |
FROM: | John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB21 by Corte (Relating to admission to and discharge from facilities for voluntary inpatient mental health services for persons younger than 18 years of age.), As Engrossed |
The bill would amend Sections 572.001 (a) and (c) in the Health and Safety Code to provide that a parent, guardian, or managing conservator may request admission of a minor of any age for inpatient mental health care. The bill also provides the right to persons admitted under certain circumstances to be periodically evaluated by a physician on the need for continued inpatient treatment. Finally, the bill would require notification of a request for discharge made by these same patients.
Source Agencies: | 655 Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation
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LBB Staff: | JK, EB, KF, MB
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