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Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code

§ 137.006 — DISCRIMINATION RELATING TO EXECUTION OF DECLARATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT

CP § 137.006Title 6. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS · Ch. 137. DECLARATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT

Statute text

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A health or residential care provider, health care service plan, insurer issuing disability insurance, self-insured employee benefit plan, or nonprofit hospital service plan may not:
(1)charge a person a different rate solely because the person has executed a declaration for mental health treatment;
(2)require a person to execute a declaration for mental health treatment before:
(A)admitting the person to a hospital, nursing home, or residential care home;
(B)insuring the person; or
(C)allowing the person to receive health or residential care;
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Legislative history

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1318, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Source: Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 137.006 from the Texas Constitution and Statutes (Texas Legislature) (public record). DecisionDepot is for informational use only and is not legal advice — verify against the official source before relying on this text.