Texas Health and Safety Code 571.006 – Executive Commissioner and Department Powers
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(a) The executive commissioner may adopt rules as necessary for the proper and efficient treatment of persons with mental illness.
(b) The department may:
(1) prescribe the form and content of applications, certificates, records, and reports provided for under this subtitle;
(2) require reports from a facility administrator relating to the admission, examination, diagnosis, release, or discharge of any patient;
(3) regularly visit each mental health facility to review the commitment procedure for each new patient admitted after the last visit; and
(4) visit a mental health facility to investigate a complaint made by a patient or by a person on behalf of a patient.
Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 571.006
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005