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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 575.001

AUTHORIZATION FOR ADMISSION

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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 575.001, AUTHORIZATION FOR ADMISSION, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/674740
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(a) The facility administrator of an inpatient mental health facility may admit and detain a patient under the procedures prescribed by this subtitle. (b) The facility administrator of an inpatient mental health facility operated by a community center or other entity the department designates to provide mental health services may not admit or detain a patient under an order for temporary or extended court-ordered mental health services unless the facility is licensed under Chapter 577.