Sec. 574.044. COMMITMENT TO FACILITY OF TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE. The court shall commit an inmate patient to an inpatient mental health facility of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice if the court enters an order requiring temporary mental health services for the inmate patient under an application filed by a psychiatrist under Section 501.057, Government Code.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 6.50, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 25.109, eff. September 1, 2009.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability
Subtitle C - Texas Mental Health Code
Chapter 574 - Court-Ordered Mental Health Services
Subchapter D. Designation of Facility and Transportation of Patient
Section 574.041. Designation of Facility
Section 574.0415. Information on Medications
Section 574.042. Commitment to Private Facility
Section 574.043. Commitment to Federal Facility
Section 574.044. Commitment to Facility of Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Section 574.045. Transportation of Patient
Section 574.0455. List of Qualified Transportation Service Providers
Section 574.0456. Transportation of Patient to Another State