Voluntary Admission of Adult

Sec. 462.021. VOLUNTARY ADMISSION OF ADULT. A facility may admit an adult who requests admission for emergency or nonemergency treatment or rehabilitation if: (1) the facility is: (A) a treatment facility licensed by the department to provide the necessary services; (B) a facility licensed by the department under Title 7; or (C) a facility operated by the department under Title 7 that has been designated by the department to provide chemical dependency treatment; and (2) the admission is appropriate under the facility's admission policies. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 175, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 671, Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 1993. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1163, eff. April 2, 2015.