Section 33.01. Protection of patients' rights  


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  • Notwithstanding  any  other  provision  of  law,  no  person  shall be
      deprived of any civil right, if in  all  other  respects  qualified  and
      eligible,  solely  by  reason  of  receipt  of  services  for  a  mental
      disability nor shall the receipt of such services  modify  or  vary  any
      civil  right  of  any  such  person,  including but not limited to civil
      service ranking and appointment, the right to register for and  to  vote
      at  elections, or rights relating to the granting, forfeiture, or denial
      of a license, permit, privilege, or benefit pursuant to any law.