Sec. 55.16. ORDER FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; STAY OF PROCEEDINGS. (a) If the court to which the child's case is referred under Section 55.12(2) orders temporary or extended inpatient mental health services for the child, the court shall immediately notify in writing the referring juvenile court of the court's order for mental health services.
(b) If the juvenile court orders temporary or extended inpatient mental health services for the child or if the juvenile court receives notice under Subsection (a) from the court to which the child's case is referred, the proceedings under this title then pending in juvenile court shall be stayed.
Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 1460, ch. 544, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1973. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 262, Sec. 47, eff. May 31, 1995. Redesignated from Family Code Sec. 55.02(d) and amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1477, Sec. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 3 - Juvenile Justice Code
Chapter 55 - Proceedings Concerning Children With Mental Illness or Intellectual Disability
Subchapter B. Child With Mental Illness
Section 55.11. Mental Illness Determination; Examination
Section 55.12. Initiation of Commitment Proceedings
Section 55.13. Commitment Proceedings in Juvenile Court
Section 55.14. Referral for Commitment Proceedings
Section 55.15. Standards of Care; Expiration of Court Order for Mental Health Services
Section 55.16. Order for Mental Health Services; Stay of Proceedings
Section 55.17. Mental Health Services Not Ordered; Dissolution of Stay
Section 55.18. Discharge From Mental Health Facility Before Reaching 18 Years of Age