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Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 462.001. Definitions - Sec. 462.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Applicant" means a...
Section 462.002. Filing Requirements - Sec. 462.002. FILING REQUIREMENTS. (a) Each application, petition, certificate, or...
Section 462.0025. Court Hours - Sec. 462.0025. COURT HOURS. (a) The probate court or court...
Section 462.003. Inspection of Court Records - Sec. 462.003. INSPECTION OF COURT RECORDS. (a) Each paper in...
Section 462.004. Representation of State - Sec. 462.004. REPRESENTATION OF STATE. In a hearing on court-ordered...
Section 462.005. Costs - Sec. 462.005. COSTS. (a) The laws relating to the payment...
Section 462.006. Writ of Habeas Corpus - Sec. 462.006. WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS. This chapter does not...
Section 462.007. Limitation of Liability - Sec. 462.007. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. (a) A person who participates...
Section 462.008. Criminal Penalty; Enforcement - Sec. 462.008. CRIMINAL PENALTY; ENFORCEMENT. (a) A person commits an...
Section 462.009. Consent to Treatment - Sec. 462.009. CONSENT TO TREATMENT. (a) A patient receiving treatment...
Section 462.010. Consent to Treatment at Certain Facilities - Sec. 462.010. CONSENT TO TREATMENT AT CERTAIN FACILITIES. (a) A...
Section 462.011. Consent to Medication - Sec. 462.011. CONSENT TO MEDICATION. Consent to the administration of...
Section 462.012. Right to Refuse Medication - Sec. 462.012. RIGHT TO REFUSE MEDICATION. (a) Each patient receiving...
Section 462.013. Medication Information - Sec. 462.013. MEDICATION INFORMATION. (a) The executive commissioner by rule...
Section 462.014. List of Medications - Sec. 462.014. LIST OF MEDICATIONS. (a) On the request of...
Section 462.015. Outpatient Treatment Services Provided Using Telecommunications or Information Technology - Sec. 462.015. OUTPATIENT TREATMENT SERVICES PROVIDED USING TELECOMMUNICATIONS OR INFORMATION...
Subchapter B. Voluntary Treatment or Rehabilitation
Section 462.021. Voluntary Admission of Adult - Sec. 462.021. VOLUNTARY ADMISSION OF ADULT. A facility may admit...
Section 462.022. Voluntary Admission of Minor - Sec. 462.022. VOLUNTARY ADMISSION OF MINOR. (a) A facility may...
Section 462.023. Discharge or Release - Sec. 462.023. DISCHARGE OR RELEASE. (a) Except as provided by...
Section 462.0235. Discharge or Release of Minor 16 or 17 Years of Age - Sec. 462.0235. DISCHARGE OR RELEASE OF MINOR 16 OR 17...
Section 462.024. Application for Court-Ordered Treatment During Voluntary Inpatient Care - Sec. 462.024. APPLICATION FOR COURT-ORDERED TREATMENT DURING VOLUNTARY INPATIENT CARE....
Section 462.025. Intake, Screening, Assessment, and Admission - Sec. 462.025. INTAKE, SCREENING, ASSESSMENT, AND ADMISSION. (a) The executive...
Subchapter C. Emergency Detention
Section 462.041. Apprehension by Peace Officer Without Warrant - Sec. 462.041. APPREHENSION BY PEACE OFFICER WITHOUT WARRANT. (a) A...
Section 462.042. Judge's or Magistrate's Order for Emergency Detention - Sec. 462.042. JUDGE'S OR MAGISTRATE'S ORDER FOR EMERGENCY DETENTION. (a)...
Section 462.043. Issuance of Warrant - Sec. 462.043. ISSUANCE OF WARRANT. (a) An applicant for emergency...
Section 462.044. Preliminary Examination - Sec. 462.044. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION. (a) A physician shall conduct a...
Section 462.045. Detention Period - Sec. 462.045. DETENTION PERIOD. (a) A person apprehended under this...
Section 462.046. Information to Be Provided on Admission - Sec. 462.046. INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED ON ADMISSION. (a) The...
Section 462.047. Release From Emergency Detention - Sec. 462.047. RELEASE FROM EMERGENCY DETENTION. (a) A person detained...
Section 462.048. Rights of Person Apprehended or Detained - Sec. 462.048. RIGHTS OF PERSON APPREHENDED OR DETAINED. (a) A...
Subchapter D. Court-Ordered Treatment
Section 462.061. Court-Ordered Treatment; Jurisdiction - Sec. 462.061. COURT-ORDERED TREATMENT; JURISDICTION. (a) A proceeding for court-ordered...
Section 462.062. Application for Court-Ordered Treatment - Sec. 462.062. APPLICATION FOR COURT-ORDERED TREATMENT. (a) A county or...
Section 462.063. Prehearing Procedure - Sec. 462.063. PREHEARING PROCEDURE. (a) When the application is filed,...
Section 462.064. Certificate of Medical Examination for Chemical Dependency - Sec. 462.064. CERTIFICATE OF MEDICAL EXAMINATION FOR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY. (a)...
Section 462.065. Order of Protective Custody - Sec. 462.065. ORDER OF PROTECTIVE CUSTODY. (a) A motion for...
Section 462.066. Probable Cause Hearing and Detention - Sec. 462.066. PROBABLE CAUSE HEARING AND DETENTION. (a) The court...
Section 462.067. Hearing on Application for Court-Ordered Treatment - Sec. 462.067. HEARING ON APPLICATION FOR COURT-ORDERED TREATMENT. (a) A...
Section 462.068. Release After Hearing - Sec. 462.068. RELEASE AFTER HEARING. (a) The court shall enter...
Section 462.069. Court Order and Place of Treatment - Sec. 462.069. COURT ORDER AND PLACE OF TREATMENT. (a) The...
Section 462.070. Motion for Modification of Order for Outpatient Treatment - Sec. 462.070. MOTION FOR MODIFICATION OF ORDER FOR OUTPATIENT TREATMENT....
Section 462.071. Order for Temporary Detention - Sec. 462.071. ORDER FOR TEMPORARY DETENTION. (a) The person responsible...
Section 462.072. Modification of Order for Outpatient Services - Sec. 462.072. MODIFICATION OF ORDER FOR OUTPATIENT SERVICES. (a) The...
Section 462.073. Modification of Order for Inpatient Treatment - Sec. 462.073. MODIFICATION OF ORDER FOR INPATIENT TREATMENT. (a) The...
Section 462.0731. Outpatient Care in Certain Counties - Sec. 462.0731. OUTPATIENT CARE IN CERTAIN COUNTIES. (a) This section...
Section 462.074. Hospitalization Outside Treatment Facility - Sec. 462.074. HOSPITALIZATION OUTSIDE TREATMENT FACILITY. (a) A patient receiving...
Section 462.075. Renewal of Order for Court-Ordered Treatment - Sec. 462.075. RENEWAL OF ORDER FOR COURT-ORDERED TREATMENT. (a) A...
Section 462.076. Appeal - Sec. 462.076. APPEAL. (a) The appeal of an order requiring...
Section 462.077. Pass or Furlough From Inpatient Care - Sec. 462.077. PASS OR FURLOUGH FROM INPATIENT CARE. (a) The...
Section 462.078. Return to Facility Under Facility Administrator's Certificate or Court Order - Sec. 462.078. RETURN TO FACILITY UNDER FACILITY ADMINISTRATOR'S CERTIFICATE OR...
Section 462.079. Revocation of Furlough - Sec. 462.079. REVOCATION OF FURLOUGH. (a) A furlough may be...
Section 462.080. Release From Court-Ordered Treatment - Sec. 462.080. RELEASE FROM COURT-ORDERED TREATMENT. (a) The administrator of...
Section 462.081. Commitment by Courts in Criminal Proceedings; Alternative Sentencing - Sec. 462.081. COMMITMENT BY COURTS IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS; ALTERNATIVE SENTENCING....