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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the transportation of a person with a mental illness. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 574.045, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (l) to read as follows: |
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(l) A patient restrained under Subsection (g) may be |
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restrained only during the apprehension, detention, or |
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transportation of the patient. The method of restraint must permit |
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the patient to sit in an upright position without undue difficulty |
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unless the patient is being transported by ambulance. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |