{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-593.004","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 593.004","heading":"APPLICATION FOR DETERMINATION OF AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY.","body":"(a) In this section, \"authorized provider\" means:\n(1) a physician licensed to practice in this state;\n(2) a psychologist licensed to practice in this state;\n(3) a professional licensed to practice in this state and certified by the department; or\n(4) a provider certified by the department before September 1, 2013.\n(b) A person believed to be a person with an intellectual disability, the parent if the person is a minor, or the guardian of the person may make written application to an authorized provider for a determination of an intellectual disability using forms provided by the department.\nAdded by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 60, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.\nAmended by:\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 883 (H.B. 807), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1424, eff. April 2, 2015.\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1425, eff. April 2, 2015.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 7. MENTAL HEALTH AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY","SUBTITLE D. PERSONS WITH AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY ACT","CHAPTER 593. ADMISSION AND COMMITMENT TO INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.593.htm#593.004","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"882625341750db0512df8a4e52d4bccd3afdb1ee382818b109149825435bd6cb","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-593.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-593.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}