HB1538 — Relating to the authority of a peace officer to apprehend a person for emergency detention and of certain facilities and physicians to temporarily detain a person with mental illness.

HB1538 — Relating to the authority of a peace officer to apprehend a person for emergency detention and of certain facilities and physicians to temporarily detain a person with mental illness. · Informed CitizenryHB 1538 amends the Health and Safety Code to modify the authority of peace officers and medical facilities regarding the detention of individuals with mental illness. The bill authorizes peace offi…Open in Informed Citizenry