Section 404.151 - [Effective until 11/29/2024] PurposeThe purpose of this subchapter is:
(1) to provide to persons receiving mental health services: (A) a listing of the specific rights guaranteed to them;(B) the assurance that these rights must and will be made known to them, and, when applicable, to the persons having legal responsibility for them (i.e., parent of a minor, managing conservator, legal guardian of the person, limited legal guardian of the person); and(C) assistance in exercising their rights in a manner which does not conflict with the rights of other persons;(2) to require the development of rights handbooks and their distribution to persons receiving mental health services and, when applicable, to the persons with legal responsibility for them and other interested parties;(3) to require the appointment of a rights protection officer at each department facility and community MHMR center which provides mental health services; and(4) to ensure that department facility, community center, and psychiatric hospital employees are aware of the rights of persons receiving mental health services.25 Tex. Admin. Code § 404.151
The provisions of this §404.151 adopted to be effective December 10, 1993, 18 TexReg 8790