Texas Health and Safety Code 597.045 – Notice of Review of Application for Treatment Decision
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(a) Following receipt of an application for a treatment decision that meets the requirements of § 597.044(b), the department shall appoint a surrogate consent committee.
(b) The ICF-IID with assistance from the department shall schedule a review of the application.
Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 597.045
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) The ICF-IID with assistance from the department shall send notice of the date, place, and time of the review to the surrogate consent committee, the client who is the subject of the application, the client’s actively involved parent, spouse, adult child, or other person known to have a demonstrated interest in the care and welfare of the client, and any other person as prescribed by department rule. The ICF-IID shall include a copy of the application and a statement of the committee’s procedure for consideration of the application, including the opportunity to be heard or to present evidence and to appeal.