Texas Statutes
§ 577.008 — REQUIREMENT OF PHYSICIAN IN CHARGE.
Texas § 577.008
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Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 577.008 (2026).
Text
Sec. 577.008. REQUIREMENT OF PHYSICIAN IN CHARGE. Each licensed private mental hospital shall be in the charge of a physician who has at least three years experience as a physician in psychiatry in a mental hospital or who is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology or by the American Osteopathic Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
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Related
Berel v. HCA Health Services of Texas, Inc.
881 S.W.2d 21 (Court of Appeals of Texas, 1994)
Legislative History
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 577.001
LICENSE REQUIRED.§ 577.002
EXEMPTIONS.§ 577.003
ADDITIONAL LICENSE NOT REQUIRED.§ 577.004
LICENSE APPLICATION.§ 577.005
INVESTIGATION AND LICENSE ISSUANCE.§ 577.006
FEES.§ 577.007
CHANGE IN BED CAPACITY.§ 577.008
REQUIREMENT OF PHYSICIAN IN CHARGE.§ 577.009
LIMITATION ON CERTAIN CONTRACTS.§ 577.010
RULES AND STANDARDS.§ 577.0101
NOTIFICATION OF TRANSFER OR REFERRAL.§ 577.011
RECORDS AND REPORTS.§ 577.012
DESTRUCTION OF RECORDS.§ 577.013
INVESTIGATIONS.§ 577.014
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