Texas § HS.574.023 - APPREHENSION UNDER ORDER
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§ HS.574.023. APPREHENSION UNDER ORDER
APPREHENSION UNDER ORDER. (a) A protective custody order shall direct a person authorized to transport patients under Section 574.045 to take the proposed patient into protective custody and transport the person immediately to a mental health facility deemed suitable by the local mental health authority for the area. On request of the local mental health authority, the judge may order that the proposed patient be detained in an inpatient mental health facility operated by the department. (b) The proposed patient shall be detained in the facility until a hearing is held under Section 574.025 . (c) A facility must comply with this section only to the extent that the commissioner determines that the facility has sufficient resources to perform the necessary services. (d) A person may not be detained in a private mental health facility without the consent of the facility administrator. Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1512, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 367, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
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Section HS.574.023 ("APPREHENSION UNDER ORDER") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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