Bill Text: TX HB908 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to the assessment of an elderly or disabled person's psychological status for purposes of an emergency order authorizing protective services.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-14 - Effective immediately [HB908 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HB908-Enrolled.html
| H.B. No. 908 | ||
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| relating to the assessment of an elderly or disabled person's | ||
| psychological status for purposes of an emergency order authorizing | ||
| protective services. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Section 48.208(c-3), Human Resources Code, is | ||
| amended to read as follows: | ||
| (c-3) An assessment of the elderly or disabled person's | ||
| psychological status must be performed by a licensed professional | ||
| counselor, licensed psychologist, or master social worker who has | ||
| training and expertise in issues related to abuse, neglect, and | ||
| exploitation. The person performing the assessment shall sign a | ||
| report stating: | ||
| (1) that the elderly or disabled person is reported to | ||
| be suffering from abuse, neglect, or exploitation, which may | ||
| present a threat to the person's life or physical safety; and | ||
| (2) that in the professional opinion of the licensed | ||
| professional counselor, licensed psychologist, or master social | ||
| worker, as applicable, the issuance of an emergency order | ||
| authorizing protective services without the elderly or disabled | ||
| person's consent is necessary under the circumstances. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | ||
| a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | ||
| provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | ||
| Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | ||
| Act takes effect September 1, 2013. | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I certify that H.B. No. 908 was passed by the House on April | ||
| 18, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 0, 2 present, not | ||
| voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.B. No. 908 was passed by the Senate on May | ||
| 20, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: _____________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| _____________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
