Texas Health and Safety Code 576.010 – Notification of Trust Exemption
(a) At the time a patient is admitted to an inpatient mental health facility for voluntary or involuntary inpatient mental health services, the facility shall provide to the patient, and the parent if the patient is a minor or the guardian of the person of the patient, written notice, in the person’s primary language, that a trust that qualifies under § 552.018 is not liable for the patient’s support. In addition, the facility shall ensure that, within 24 hours after the patient is admitted to the facility, the notification is explained to the patient:
(1) orally, in simple, nontechnical terms in the patient’s primary language, if possible; or
(2) through a means reasonably calculated to communicate with a patient who has an impairment of vision or hearing, if applicable.
(b) Notice required under Subsection (a) must also be attached to any request for payment for the patient’s support.
Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 576.010
- 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.
- 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
- Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) This section applies only to state-operated mental health facilities.