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Honorable C. A. Shaw, Superintendent
Big Spring State Hospital
Big Spring, Texas
Dear Dr. Shaw: Opinion No. O-441 1
Re: Whether or not certificates from
two physicians should be required
for patients who are admitted to.
the Big Spring State Hospital.
Your request for an opinion from this Departmentis. in part;
as follows:
“Under article 3 193a, Vernon’s State Statutes, ~1936
edition, it specifies that two physicians certificates are
necessary in t&e c0’mmitment of an bsane person to a
state mental in~tih.tion. This is under the eleemosy-
‘nary division.
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. . .
“We will very much appreciate your advising us as
to whether or not we are within our jurisdiction in re-
questing these two physicians certificates for patients
who are admitted to the Big Spring State Hospital.)
Article 3193s. Vernon% Texas Statutes, is as follows:
“No perscin hall be committed to any institution ‘~
for the treatment of the insane and other mentally
ill ~persons, unless there haspbeen filed with the co~niy
judge a certificate of the insanity of su~ch person by
two properly qualified and licensed physicians, nor
without an or&r therefor, signed by the