Texas HB2622 mandates female patients be accompanied by a female attendant during transport to a mental health or residential care facility, with.

Texas HB2622 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure and the Health and Safety Code to require that female patients be accompanied by a female attendant during transport to a mental health facility or residential care facility. Exceptions are made if the patient is transported by a male attendant wearing a body-worn camera that is activated for the duration of the transport, or if the vehicle is equipped with audio or video recording devices that actively record during the transport. Additionally, a female patient may be accompanied by her father, husband, or adult brother or son.

Texas HB2622 mandates female patients be accompanied by a female attendant during transport to a mental health or residential care facility, with.

Texas HB2622 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure and the Health and Safety Code to require that female patients be accompanied by a female attendant during transport to a mental health facility or residential care facility. Exceptions are made if the patient is transported by a male attendant wearing a body-worn camera that is activated for the duration of the transport, or if the vehicle is equipped with audio or video recording devices that actively record during the transport. Additionally, a female patient may be accompanied by her father, husband, or adult brother or son.