26 Tex. Admin. Code § 903.5 - Legal Basis for Institutionalization
(a) A person with a mental illness or an
intellectual or developmental disability who is involuntarily committed by
another state and who transfers to Texas may be detained for up to 96 hours. To
detain a person for more than 96 hours, one of the following must apply:
(1) a voluntary admission to a Texas state
hospital or SSLC;
(2) an order of
protective custody; or
(3) a
commitment order of a Texas court.
(b) An appropriate court in the county of a
state hospital or local authority's service area may conduct commitment
proceedings of a person transferred to the state hospital or local authority
from another state.
(c) Court
commitment of a person with intellectual and developmental disabilities to an
SSLC is governed by Texas Health and Safety Code §
593.041 and
§
593.052.
(d) Voluntary admission of a person with an
intellectual and developmental disability to an SSLC is governed by Texas
Health and Safety Code Chapter 593, Subchapters A and B and 40 TAC Chapter 2,
subchapter F (relating to Continuity of Services--State Facilities).
(e) Voluntary admission of a person with
mental illness to a state hospital is governed by Chapter 306, subchapter D of
Title 40 (relating to Mental Health Services--Admission, Continuity, and
Discharge) and Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 572.
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