STANDARDS FOR CARE FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY.
Tex. HEALTH & SAFETY Code § 241.0265.
in effect(a) The care and treatment of a patient receiving mental health services in a facility licensed by the department under this chapter or Chapter 577 are governed by the applicable department standards adopted under this chapter or Chapter 577 .
(b) The care and treatment of a patient receiving chemical dependency treatment in a facility licensed by the department under this chapter are governed by the same standards that govern the care and treatment of a patient receiving treatment in a treatment facility licensed under Chapter 464 , to the same extent as if the standards were rules adopted under this chapter.
(c) The department shall enforce the standards provided by Subsections (a) and (b). A violation of a standard is subject to the same consequence as a violation of a rule adopted under this chapter or Chapter 577 . The department is not required to enforce a standard if the enforcement violates a federal law, rule, or regulation.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 573, Sec. 3.02, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.