{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-592.155","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 592.155","heading":"RIGHTS OF CLIENT.","body":"A client for whom an application for an order to authorize the administration of a psychoactive medication is filed is entitled:\n(1) to be represented by a court-appointed attorney who is knowledgeable about issues to be adjudicated at the hearing;\n(2) to meet with that attorney as soon as is practicable to prepare for the hearing and to discuss any of the client's questions or concerns;\n(3) to receive, immediately after the time of the hearing is set, a copy of the application and written notice of the time, place, and date of the hearing;\n(4) to be informed, at the time personal notice of the hearing is given, of the client's right to a hearing and right to the assistance of an attorney to prepare for the hearing and to answer any questions or concerns;\n(5) to be present at the hearing;\n(6) to request from the court an independent expert; and\n(7) to be notified orally, at the conclusion of the hearing, of the court's determinations of the client's capacity and best interest.\nAdded by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 504 (S.B. 34), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2013.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 7. MENTAL HEALTH AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY","SUBTITLE D. PERSONS WITH AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY ACT","CHAPTER 592. RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY","SUBCHAPTER F. ADMINISTRATION OF PSYCHOACTIVE MEDICATIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.592.htm#592.155","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"860c665da7b677aac8b589ab4fc0f5f546304fa9327168457b4866917d6f69fc","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-592.154","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-592.156"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}