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Amend HB 3504 on third reading by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 577.010, Health and Safety Code, is amended by adding Subsections (b-1) and (b-2) to read as follows:
(b-1) The rules must specify the rights of patients admitted for voluntary or involuntary commitment, including the rights provided by Chapters 572, 573, 574, and 576.
(b-2) The rules must require each mental health facility licensed under this chapter to:
(1) notify any patient admitted for voluntary or involuntary commitment of the patient's rights under this subtitle and under the rules; and
(2) display a poster or other written document of the rights described by Subdivision (1).