{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-571.007","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 571.007","heading":"DELEGATION OF POWERS AND DUTIES.","body":"(a) Except as otherwise expressly provided by this subtitle, an authorized, qualified department employee may exercise a power granted to or perform a duty imposed on the department.\n(b) Except as otherwise expressly provided by this subtitle, an authorized, qualified person designated by a facility administrator may exercise a power granted to or perform a duty imposed on the facility administrator.\n(c) The delegation of a duty under this section does not relieve the department or a facility administrator from responsibility.\nAdded by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 7. MENTAL HEALTH AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY","SUBTITLE C. TEXAS MENTAL HEALTH CODE","CHAPTER 571. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.571.htm#571.007","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"e7cbf95505c84a0d94291ae0bda3591b2161928b19285ca0d5f8929a4ca7b2d9","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-571.0067","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-571.008"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}