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Subchapter A. Application for Commitment and Prehearing Procedures
Section 574.001. Application for Court-Ordered Mental Health Services - Sec. 574.001. APPLICATION FOR COURT-ORDERED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. (a) A...
Section 574.002. Form of Application - Sec. 574.002. FORM OF APPLICATION. (a) An application for court-ordered...
Section 574.003. Appointment of Attorney - Sec. 574.003. APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY. (a) The judge shall appoint...
Section 574.004. Duties of Attorney - Sec. 574.004. DUTIES OF ATTORNEY. (a) An attorney representing a...
Section 574.005. Setting on Application - Sec. 574.005. SETTING ON APPLICATION. (a) The judge or a...
Section 574.006. Notice - Sec. 574.006. NOTICE. (a) The proposed patient and his attorney...
Section 574.007. Disclosure of Information - Sec. 574.007. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION. (a) The proposed patient's attorney...
Section 574.008. Court Jurisdiction and Transfer - Sec. 574.008. COURT JURISDICTION AND TRANSFER. (a) A proceeding under...
Section 574.0085. Associate Judges - Sec. 574.0085. ASSOCIATE JUDGES. (a) The county judge may appoint...
Section 574.009. Requirement of Medical Examination - Sec. 574.009. REQUIREMENT OF MEDICAL EXAMINATION. (a) A hearing on...
Section 574.010. Independent Psychiatric Evaluation and Expert Testimony - Sec. 574.010. INDEPENDENT PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATION AND EXPERT TESTIMONY. (a) The...
Section 574.011. Certificate of Medical Examination for Mental Illness - Sec. 574.011. CERTIFICATE OF MEDICAL EXAMINATION FOR MENTAL ILLNESS. (a)...
Section 574.012. Recommendation for Treatment - Sec. 574.012. RECOMMENDATION FOR TREATMENT. (a) The local mental health...
Section 574.0125. Identification of Person Responsible for Court-Ordered Outpatient Mental Health Services - Sec. 574.0125. IDENTIFICATION OF PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR COURT-ORDERED OUTPATIENT MENTAL...
Section 574.013. Liberty Pending Hearing - Sec. 574.013. LIBERTY PENDING HEARING. The proposed patient is entitled...
Section 574.014. Compilation of Mental Health Commitment Records - Sec. 574.014. COMPILATION OF MENTAL HEALTH COMMITMENT RECORDS. (a) The...
Subchapter B. Protective Custody
Section 574.021. Motion for Order of Protective Custody - Sec. 574.021. MOTION FOR ORDER OF PROTECTIVE CUSTODY. (a) A...
Section 574.022. Issuance of Order - Sec. 574.022. ISSUANCE OF ORDER. (a) The judge or designated...
Section 574.023. Apprehension Under Order - Sec. 574.023. APPREHENSION UNDER ORDER. (a) A protective custody order...
Section 574.024. Appointment of Attorney - Sec. 574.024. APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY. (a) When a protective custody...
Section 574.025. Probable Cause Hearing - Sec. 574.025. PROBABLE CAUSE HEARING. (a) A hearing must be...
Section 574.026. Order for Continued Detention - Sec. 574.026. ORDER FOR CONTINUED DETENTION. (a) The magistrate or...
Section 574.027. Detention in Protective Custody - Sec. 574.027. DETENTION IN PROTECTIVE CUSTODY. (a) A person under...
Section 574.028. Release From Detention - Sec. 574.028. RELEASE FROM DETENTION. (a) The magistrate or associate...
Subchapter C. Proceedings for Court-Ordered Mental Health Services
Section 574.031. General Provisions Relating to Hearing - Sec. 574.031. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO HEARING. (a) Except as...
Section 574.032. Right to Jury - Sec. 574.032. RIGHT TO JURY. (a) A hearing for temporary...
Section 574.033. Release After Hearing - Sec. 574.033. RELEASE AFTER HEARING. (a) The court shall enter...
Section 574.034. Order for Temporary Inpatient Mental Health Services - Sec. 574.034. ORDER FOR TEMPORARY INPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. (a)...
Section 574.0345. Order for Temporary Outpatient Mental Health Services - Sec. 574.0345. ORDER FOR TEMPORARY OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. (a)...
Section 574.035. Order for Extended Inpatient Mental Health Services - Sec. 574.035. ORDER FOR EXTENDED INPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. (a)...
Section 574.0355. Order for Extended Outpatient Mental Health Services - Sec. 574.0355. ORDER FOR EXTENDED OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. (a)...
Section 574.036. Order of Care or Commitment - Sec. 574.036. ORDER OF CARE OR COMMITMENT. (a) The judge...
Section 574.037. Court-Ordered Outpatient Services - Sec. 574.037. COURT-ORDERED OUTPATIENT SERVICES. (a) The court, in an...
Subchapter D. Designation of Facility and Transportation of Patient
Section 574.041. Designation of Facility - Sec. 574.041. DESIGNATION OF FACILITY. (a) In an order for...
Section 574.0415. Information on Medications - Sec. 574.0415. INFORMATION ON MEDICATIONS. (a) A mental health facility...
Section 574.042. Commitment to Private Facility - Sec. 574.042. COMMITMENT TO PRIVATE FACILITY. The court may order...
Section 574.043. Commitment to Federal Facility - Sec. 574.043. COMMITMENT TO FEDERAL FACILITY. (a) A court may...
Section 574.044. Commitment to Facility of Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Sec. 574.044. COMMITMENT TO FACILITY OF TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL...
Section 574.045. Transportation of Patient - Sec. 574.045. TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENT. (a) The court may authorize,...
Section 574.0455. List of Qualified Transportation Service Providers - Sec. 574.0455. LIST OF QUALIFIED TRANSPORTATION SERVICE PROVIDERS. (a) The...
Section 574.0456. Transportation of Patient to Another State - Sec. 574.0456. TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENT TO ANOTHER STATE. A person...
Section 574.046. Writ of Commitment - Sec. 574.046. WRIT OF COMMITMENT. The court shall direct the...
Section 574.047. Transcript - Sec. 574.047. TRANSCRIPT. (a) The court clerk shall prepare a...
Section 574.048. Acknowledgment of Patient Delivery - Sec. 574.048. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF PATIENT DELIVERY. The facility administrator, after...
Subchapter E. Post-Commitment Proceedings
Section 574.061. Modification of Order for Inpatient Treatment - Sec. 574.061. MODIFICATION OF ORDER FOR INPATIENT TREATMENT. (a) The...
Section 574.062. Motion for Modification of Order for Outpatient Treatment - Sec. 574.062. MOTION FOR MODIFICATION OF ORDER FOR OUTPATIENT TREATMENT....
Section 574.063. Order for Temporary Detention - Sec. 574.063. ORDER FOR TEMPORARY DETENTION. (a) The person responsible...
Section 574.064. Apprehension and Release Under Temporary Detention Order - Sec. 574.064. APPREHENSION AND RELEASE UNDER TEMPORARY DETENTION ORDER. (a)...
Section 574.065. Order of Modification of Order for Outpatient Services - Sec. 574.065. ORDER OF MODIFICATION OF ORDER FOR OUTPATIENT SERVICES....
Section 574.066. Renewal of Order for Extended Mental Health Services - Sec. 574.066. RENEWAL OF ORDER FOR EXTENDED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES....
Section 574.0665. Status Conference - Sec. 574.0665. STATUS CONFERENCE. A court on its own motion...
Section 574.067. Motion for Rehearing - Sec. 574.067. MOTION FOR REHEARING. (a) The court may set...
Section 574.068. Request for Reexamination - Sec. 574.068. REQUEST FOR REEXAMINATION. (a) A patient receiving court-ordered...
Section 574.069. Hearing on Request for Reexamination - Sec. 574.069. HEARING ON REQUEST FOR REEXAMINATION. (a) A court...
Section 574.070. Appeal - Sec. 574.070. APPEAL. (a) An appeal from an order requiring...
Subchapter F. Furlough, Discharge, and Termination of Court-Ordered Mental Health Services
Section 574.081. Continuing Care Plan Before Furlough or Discharge - Sec. 574.081. CONTINUING CARE PLAN BEFORE FURLOUGH OR DISCHARGE. (a)...
Section 574.082. Pass or Furlough From Inpatient Care - Sec. 574.082. PASS OR FURLOUGH FROM INPATIENT CARE. (a) The...
Section 574.083. Return to Facility Under Certificate of Facility Administrator or Court Order - Sec. 574.083. RETURN TO FACILITY UNDER CERTIFICATE OF FACILITY ADMINISTRATOR...
Section 574.084. Revocation of Furlough - Sec. 574.084. REVOCATION OF FURLOUGH. (a) A furlough may be...
Section 574.085. Discharge on Expiration of Court Order - Sec. 574.085. DISCHARGE ON EXPIRATION OF COURT ORDER. The facility...
Section 574.086. Discharge Before Expiration of Court Order - Sec. 574.086. DISCHARGE BEFORE EXPIRATION OF COURT ORDER. (a) The...
Section 574.087. Certificate of Discharge - Sec. 574.087. CERTIFICATE OF DISCHARGE. The facility administrator or the...
Section 574.088. Relief From Disabilities in Mental Health Cases - Sec. 574.088. RELIEF FROM DISABILITIES IN MENTAL HEALTH CASES. (a)...
Section 574.089. Transportation Plan for Furlough or Discharge - Sec. 574.089. TRANSPORTATION PLAN FOR FURLOUGH OR DISCHARGE. (a) The...
Subchapter G. Administration of Medication to Patient Under Court Order for Mental Health Services
Section 574.101. Definitions - Sec. 574.101. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Capacity" means a...
Section 574.102. Application of Subchapter - Sec. 574.102. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies to the...
Section 574.103. Administration of Medication to Patient Under Court-Ordered Mental Health Services - Sec. 574.103. ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION TO PATIENT UNDER COURT-ORDERED MENTAL...
Section 574.104. Physician's Application for Order to Authorize Psychoactive Medication; Date of Hearing - Sec. 574.104. PHYSICIAN'S APPLICATION FOR ORDER TO AUTHORIZE PSYCHOACTIVE MEDICATION;...
Section 574.105. Rights of Patient - Sec. 574.105. RIGHTS OF PATIENT. A patient for whom an...
Section 574.106. Hearing and Order Authorizing Psychoactive Medication - Sec. 574.106. HEARING AND ORDER AUTHORIZING PSYCHOACTIVE MEDICATION. (a) The...
Section 574.1065. Finding That Patient Presents a Danger - Sec. 574.1065. FINDING THAT PATIENT PRESENTS A DANGER. In making...
Section 574.107. Costs - Sec. 574.107. COSTS. (a) The costs for a hearing under...
Section 574.108. Appeal - Sec. 574.108. APPEAL. (a) A patient may appeal an order...
Section 574.109. Effect of Order - Sec. 574.109. EFFECT OF ORDER. (a) A person's consent to...
Section 574.110. Expiration of Order - Sec. 574.110. EXPIRATION OF ORDER. (a) Except as provided by...
Subchapter H. Voluntary Admission for Certain Persons for Whom Motion for Court-Ordered Services Has Been Filed
Section 574.151. Applicability - Sec. 574.151. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies only to a person...
Section 574.152. Capacity to Consent to Voluntary Admission - Sec. 574.152. CAPACITY TO CONSENT TO VOLUNTARY ADMISSION. A person...
Section 574.153. Rights of Person Admitted to Voluntary Inpatient Treatment - Sec. 574.153. RIGHTS OF PERSON ADMITTED TO VOLUNTARY INPATIENT TREATMENT....
Section 574.154. Participation in Research Program - Sec. 574.154. PARTICIPATION IN RESEARCH PROGRAM. Notwithstanding any other law,...
Subchapter I. Use of Video Technology at Proceedings
Section 574.201. Application of Subchapter - Sec. 574.201. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies only to...
Section 574.202. Certain Testimony by Closed-Circuit Video Teleconferencing Permitted - Sec. 574.202. CERTAIN TESTIMONY BY CLOSED-CIRCUIT VIDEO TELECONFERENCING PERMITTED. (a)...
Section 574.203. Use of Secure Electronic Communication Method in Certain Proceedings Under This Chapter - Sec. 574.203. USE OF SECURE ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION METHOD IN CERTAIN...