Sec. 241.0265.  STANDARDS FOR CARE FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY.  (a)  The care and treatment of a patient receiving mental health services in a facility licensed by the department under this chapter or Chapter 577 are governed by the applicable department standards adopted under this chapter or Chapter 577.
(b)  The care and treatment of a patient receiving chemical dependency treatment in a facility licensed by the department under this chapter are governed by the same standards that govern the care and treatment of a patient receiving treatment in a treatment facility licensed under Chapter 464, to the same extent as if the standards were rules adopted under this chapter.
(c)  The department shall enforce the standards provided by Subsections (a) and (b).  A violation of a standard is subject to the same consequence as a violation of a rule adopted under this chapter or Chapter 577.  The department is not required to enforce a standard if the enforcement violates a federal law, rule, or regulation.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 573, Sec. 3.02, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Amended by: 
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0574, eff. April 2, 2015.