Tex. Health and Safety Code § 462.012
RIGHT TO REFUSE MEDICATION
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- Tex. Health and Safety Code § 462.012, RIGHT TO REFUSE MEDICATION, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/673653
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(a) Each patient receiving treatment in a treatment facility licensed by the department under Chapter 464 has the right to refuse unnecessary or excessive medication.
(b) Medication may not be used by the treatment facility:
(1) as punishment; or
(2) for the convenience of the staff.