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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 611.001: DEFINITIONS.
Where this section sits in the code
- HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
- TITLE 7. MENTAL HEALTH AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY
- SUBTITLE E. SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO MENTAL ILLNESS AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY
- CHAPTER 611. MENTAL HEALTH RECORDS
In this chapter:
(1) "Patient" means a person who consults or is interviewed by a professional for diagnosis, evaluation, or treatment of any mental or emotional condition or disorder, including alcoholism or drug addiction.
(2) "Professional" means:
(A) a person authorized to practice medicine in any state or nation;
(B) a person licensed or certified by this state to diagnose, evaluate, or treat any mental or emotional condition or disorder; or
(C) a person the patient reasonably believes is authorized, licensed, or certified as provided by this subsection.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
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