Texas Statutes
Subchapter G. Court Orders for Management of Persons With Communicable Diseases
Section 81.174. Order of Care or Commitment

Sec. 81.174. ORDER OF CARE OR COMMITMENT. (a) The judge shall dismiss the jury, if any, after a hearing in which a person is found:
(1) to be infected with or reasonably suspected of being infected with a communicable disease;
(2) to have failed or refused to follow the orders of a health authority or the department if the application is for inpatient treatment; and
(3) to meet the criteria for orders for the management of a patient with a communicable disease.
(b) The judge may hear additional evidence relating to alternative settings for examination, observation, treatment, or isolation before entering an order relating to the setting for the care the person will receive.
(c) The judge shall consider in determining the setting for care the recommendation for the appropriate health care facility filed under this chapter.
(d) The judge may enter an order:
(1) committing the person to a health care facility for inpatient care; or
(2) requiring the person to participate in other communicable disease management programs.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 242, Sec. 13, eff. May 23, 1997.

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