{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-462.021","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 462.021","heading":"VOLUNTARY ADMISSION OF ADULT.","body":"A facility may admit an adult who requests admission for emergency or nonemergency treatment or rehabilitation if:\n(1) the facility is:\n(A) a treatment facility licensed by the department to provide the necessary services;\n(B) a facility licensed by the department under Title 7; or\n(C) a facility operated by the department under Title 7 that has been designated by the department to provide chemical dependency treatment; and\n(2) the admission is appropriate under the facility's admission policies.\nAmended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 175, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 671, Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 1993.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1163, eff. April 2, 2015.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 6. FOOD, DRUGS, ALCOHOL, AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES","SUBTITLE B. ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAMS","CHAPTER 462. TREATMENT OF PERSONS WITH CHEMICAL DEPENDENCIES","SUBCHAPTER B. VOLUNTARY TREATMENT OR REHABILITATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.462.htm#462.021","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"7f8516af0e8bc5781f2a9af809de0014fcf714f02e569f91beb0de26fc1ee127","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-462.015","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-462.022"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}