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AN ACT
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relating to notice provided by a chemical dependency treatment |
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facility to the parent, managing conservator, or guardian of a |
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minor refused admission to the facility. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 462.022, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
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(e) A facility that refuses to admit a minor for voluntary |
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treatment and rehabilitation under this section shall provide to |
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the minor's parent, managing conservator, or guardian requesting |
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the minor's admission to the facility written notice of the |
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parent's, managing conservator's, or guardian's right to seek |
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voluntary treatment and rehabilitation of the minor at another |
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facility. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2035 was passed by the House on May 7, |
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2025, by the following vote: Yeas 148, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2035 was passed by the Senate on May |
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28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |