Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion ( 1942 )

. 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. Y . . . “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