Texas Statutes
§ 462.012 — RIGHT TO REFUSE MEDICATION.
Texas § 462.012
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Code HSHealth and Safety Code
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Bluebook
Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 462.012 (2026).
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Sec. 462.012. RIGHT TO REFUSE MEDICATION.
(a)Each patient receiving treatment in a treatment facility licensed by the department under Chapter 464 has the right to refuse unnecessary or excessive medication.
(b)Medication may not be used by the treatment facility:
(1)as punishment; or
(2)for the convenience of the staff.
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1211 (S.B. 1560 ), Sec. 3, eff. June 19, 2015.
Nearby Sections
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§ 462.001
DEFINITIONS.§ 462.002
FILING REQUIREMENTS.§ 462.0025
COURT HOURS.§ 462.003
INSPECTION OF COURT RECORDS.§ 462.004
REPRESENTATION OF STATE.§ 462.005
COSTS.§ 462.006
WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS.§ 462.007
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.§ 462.008
CRIMINAL PENALTY; ENFORCEMENT.§ 462.009
CONSENT TO TREATMENT.§ 462.011
CONSENT TO MEDICATION.§ 462.012
RIGHT TO REFUSE MEDICATION.§ 462.013
MEDICATION INFORMATION.§ 462.014
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Bluebook (online)
Texas § 462.012, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tx/HS/462.012.