Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 967 - CLIENT CARE OF INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING SERVICES AT STATE SUPPORTED LIVING CENTERS
Subchapter C - Consent Or Authorization For The Administration Of Psychotropic Medication At State Supported Living Centers
Section 967.81 - Refusal of Psychotropic Medication
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) An individual has the right to refuse to take psychotropic medication.
(b) An individual's refusal to take psychotropic medication may be demonstrated through written or oral communication or behavior that indicates an objection to the medication, including refusing or pretending to swallow medication, or refusing to submit to hypodermic injection of medication.
(c) An individual's LAR may refuse to consent to the administration of psychotropic medication on the individual's behalf.
(d) The director may refuse to authorize the administration of psychotropic medication for an individual.
(e) A facility must document in the active record of an individual who refuses to take psychotropic medication, whose LAR refuses to consent to the administration of psychotropic medication, or for whom the director refuses to authorize the administration of psychotropic medication:
(f) A facility must not administer psychotropic medication to an individual whose LAR refuses to consent to the administration of psychotropic medication on the individual's behalf unless the individual is having a medication-related emergency.
(g) A facility must not administer psychotropic medication to an individual who refuses to take the medication unless:
