Mental Health Rules and Statutes

The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) is governed by laws and rules that are designed to improve the quality and efficiency of public and private services and supports for Texans with mental illnesses.

The 17th Edition Texas Laws Relating to Mental Health.

To learn about the formal mental health rules for the Texas Department of State Health Services you can review Title 25, Part 2 of the Texas Administrative Code via the Texas Secretary of State's website.

Information about the rules pertaining to DSHS can also be found at the department's Office of Policy Development page. Such information includes links to the Texas Register and previously archived rules.

All rules are Texas Administrative Code, Title 25, (25TAC), Part 1

• Section 401.464 - Notification and Appeals Process

• Chapter 404, Subchapter E - Rights of Persons Receiving Mental Health Services

• Chapter 405, Subchapter K - Deaths of Persons Served by TXMHMR Facilities or Community Mental Health and Mental Retardation Centers

• Chapter 411, Subchapter B - Interagency Agreements

• Chapter 411, Subchapter G - Community MHMR Centers

• Chapter 411, Subchapter M - Standards of Care and Treatment in Crisis Stabilization Units

• Chapter 411, Subchapter N - Standards for Services to Individuals with Co-Occurring Psychiatric and Substance use Disorders (COPSD)

• Chapter 412, Subchapter B - Contracts Management for Local Authorities

• Chapter 412, Subchapter C - Charges for Community Services

• Chapter 412, Subchapter D - Mental Health Services – Admission, Continuity, and Discharge

• Chapter 412, Subchapter G - Mental Health Community Services Standards

• Chapter 412, Subchapter I - Mental Health Case Management Services

• Chapter 412, Subchapter P – Provider Network Development

• Chapter 412, Subchapter Z - Jail Diversion Pilot Program

• Chapter 414, Subchapter A - Protected Health Information

• Chapter 414, Subchapter I - Consent to Treatment with Psychoactive Medication – Mental Health Services

• Chapter 414, Subchapter K - Criminal History and Registry Clearances

• Chapter 414, Subchapter L - Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation in Local Authorities and Community Centers

• Chapter 415, Subchapter A - Prescribing of Psychoactive Medication

• Chapter 415, Subchapter C - Use and Maintenance of TDMHMR Drug Formulary

• Chapter 415, Subchapter F - Interventions in Mental Health Programs

• Chapter 415, Subchapter J - Pre-admission Screening and Resident Review (PASARR) – Mental Health Services

• Chapter 419, Subchapter L - Medicaid Mental Health Rehabilitative Services

This page was last modified July 10, 2009