Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE |
Title 12. HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH |
Chapter 1001. DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES |
Subchapter D. POWERS AND DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT |
Sec. 1001.072. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT RELATED TO MENTAL HEALTH
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The department is responsible for administering human services programs regarding mental health, including:
(1) administering and coordinating mental health services at the local and state level;
(2) operating the state's mental health facilities; and
(3) inspecting, licensing, and enforcing regulations regarding mental health facilities, other than long-term care facilities regulated by the Department of Aging and Disability Services.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 1.09.