Sec. 593.048. HEARING NOTICE. (a) Not later than the 11th day before the date set for the hearing, a copy of the application, notice of the time and place of the hearing and, if appropriate, the order for the determination of an intellectual disability and interdisciplinary team report and recommendations shall be served on:
(1) the proposed resident or the proposed resident's representative;
(2) the parent if the proposed resident is a minor;
(3) the guardian of the person; and
(4) the department.
(b) The notice must specify in plain and simple language:
(1) the right to an independent determination of an intellectual disability under Section 593.007; and
(2) the provisions of Sections 593.043, 593.047, 593.049, 593.050, and 593.053.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 60, Sec. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1446, eff. April 2, 2015.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability
Subtitle D - Persons With an Intellectual Disability Act
Chapter 593 - Admission and Commitment to Intellectual Disability Services
Subchapter C. Commitment to Residential Care Facility
Section 593.041. Application for Placement; Jurisdiction
Section 593.042. Form of Application
Section 593.043. Representation by Counsel; Appointment of Attorney
Section 593.044. Order for Protective Custody
Section 593.045. Detention in Protective Custody
Section 593.046. Release From Protective Custody
Section 593.047. Setting on Application
Section 593.048. Hearing Notice
Section 593.049. Hearing Before Jury; Procedure
Section 593.050. Conduct of Hearing
Section 593.051. Dismissal After Hearing
Section 593.052. Order for Commitment
Section 593.054. Not a Judgment of Incompetence