Texas Administrative Code
Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES
Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES
Chapter 414 - RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS OF PERSONS RECEIVING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
Subchapter I - CONSENT TO TREATMENT WITH PSYCHOACTIVE MEDICATION - MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
Section 414.409 - Involuntary Administration of Medication to Patients Committed to Mental Health Facilities under the Texas Health and Safety Code or by Court Order

(a) The physician will order medications administered involuntarily under § 414.407 of this title (relating to Patients Committed to Mental Health Facilities under Provisions of the Texas Health and Safety Code) or § 414.411 of this title (relating to Order Authorizing Administration of Psychoactive Medication) to be given by the method most acceptable to the patient, if clinically appropriate.

(b) The authority to administer a medication involuntarily to a patient under § 414.407 or § 414.411 of this title includes the authority to obtain evaluations and laboratory tests necessary to safely administer the medication.