{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-572.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 572.002","heading":"ADMISSION.","body":"The facility administrator or the administrator's authorized, qualified designee may admit a person for whom a proper request for voluntary inpatient or outpatient services is filed if the administrator or the designee determines:\n(1) from a preliminary examination that the person has symptoms of mental illness and will benefit from the inpatient or outpatient services;\n(2) that the person has been informed of the person's rights as a voluntary patient; and\n(3) that the admission was voluntarily agreed to:\n(A) by the person, if the person is 16 years of age or older; or\n(B) by the person's parent, managing conservator, or guardian, if the person is younger than 18 years of age.\nAdded by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 393, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 28, 1995; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1000, Sec. 2, eff. June 20, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 566 (S.B. 718), Sec. 3, eff. June 14, 2013.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 7. MENTAL HEALTH AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY","SUBTITLE C. TEXAS MENTAL HEALTH CODE","CHAPTER 572. VOLUNTARY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.572.htm#572.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"78ead97eaf80da2252f6c511d5d6788c592c87ae3dd7d29b8e49f422d26c68fc","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-572.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-572.0022"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}