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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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HUMAN RESOURCES CODE |
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Title 2. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES AND DEPARTMENT OF PROTECTIVE AND REGULATORY SERVICES |
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Subtitle D. DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES; CHILD WELFARE AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES |
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Chapter 48. INVESTIGATIONS AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES FOR ELDERLY AND DISABLED PERSONS |
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Subchapter E. PROVISION OF SERVICES; EMERGENCY PROTECTION |
Sec. 48.203. VOLUNTARY PROTECTIVE SERVICES
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(a) An elderly or disabled person may receive voluntary protective services if the person requests or consents to receive those services.
(b) The elderly or disabled person who receives protective services shall participate in all decisions regarding his or her welfare, if able to do so.
(c) The least restrictive alternatives should be made available to the elderly or disabled person who receives protective services.
(d) Except as provided by Section 48.208, if an elderly or disabled person withdraws from or refuses consent to voluntary protective services, the services may not be provided.
Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 2368, ch. 584, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 730, ch. 172, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1983. Renumbered from Sec. 48.059 by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 907, Sec. 22, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1056 , Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2011.