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redeveloping the condition, the person is incapable of exercising
sound judgment and may be disqualified from obtaining an LTC.
Second, it may mean that a person “has been diagnosed by a
licensed physician, determined by a review board or similar
authority, or declared by a court to be incompetent to manage the
person’s own affairs.”
Finally, it may mean that a person “has entered a plea of not guilty
by reason of insanity” in any criminal proceeding. If any of these
apply to an applicant, then that person will be deemed incapable
of exercising sound judgment and will not meet one of the basic
requirements to qualify for an LTC in Texas. See Tex. Gov’t Code
§ 411.172(d).
Persons who are currently receiving psychiatric treatment may be
disqualified from holding a Texas LTC while undergoing treatment.
The State of Texas considers the following to constitute evidence
that a person has a psychiatric disorder or condition described in
Texas Government Code Section 411.172(e):
1) involuntary psychiatric hospitalization;
2) psychiatric hospitalization;
3)
inpatient or residential substance abuse treatment in the
preceding five-year period;
4) diagnosis in the preceding five-year period by a licensed
physician that the person is dependent on alcohol, a controlled
substance, or a similar substance; or
5) diagnosis at any time by a licensed physician that the person
suffers or has suffered from a psychiatric disorder or condition
consisting of or relating to:
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