Texas Health and Safety Code
§ 81.206 — GENERAL RIGHTS RELATING TO TREATMENT
HS § 81.206Title 2. HEALTH · Part D. PREVENTION, CONTROL, AND REPORTS OF DISEASES; PUBLIC HEALTH DISASTERS AND EMERGENCIES · Ch. 81. COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; PUBLIC HEALTH DISASTERS; PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES · Art. G. COURT ORDERS FOR MANAGEMENT OF PERSONS WITH COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
Statute text
View on sourceA person receiving health services under this subchapter has the right to:
(1)appropriate treatment for the person's illness in an appropriate setting consistent with the protection of the person and the community;
(2)not receive unnecessary or excessive medication;
(3)refuse to participate in a research program; and
(4)a humane treatment environment that provides reasonable protection from harm and appropriate privacy for personal needs.
Legislative history
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.