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215.018 Patients Awaiting Orders of Protective Custody

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Patients Awaiting Orders of Protective Custody: Legislation should be sought to allow for expeditious transport of involuntary psychiatric patients to appropriate facilities including state hospitals (Res. 107-I-00; reaffirmed CSA Rep. 1-A-10).

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October 07, 2016

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The December issue follows a group of UTMB medical students thrown into extreme situations in order to learn how to practice extreme medicine. The two-week course was offered through the school's preventive medicine department. Plus, read about the medical and economic ripple effects of Texas' uninsured rate, the worst in the nation. 


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