Texas Health and Safety Code 552.204 – Revocation of Essential Caregiver Designation
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(a) A state hospital may revoke an individual’s designation as an essential caregiver if the individual violates the hospital’s policies, procedures, or safety protocols established under § 552.203.
(b) If a state hospital revokes an individual’s designation as an essential caregiver under this section, the patient, patient’s guardian, or patient’s legally authorized representative or, for a minor patient, the patient’s parent, guardian, or managing conservator, has the right to immediately designate another individual as the patient’s essential caregiver.
Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 552.204
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) The commission by rule shall establish an appeals process to evaluate the revocation of an individual’s designation as an essential caregiver under this section.