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Tex. Gov't Code § 501.056

CONTRACT FOR CARE OF INMATES WITH MENTAL ILLNESS OR INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY

Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 212, Sec. 2.01, eff

The department shall contract with the Health and Human Services Commission for provision of commission facilities, treatment, and habilitation for inmates with mental illness or an intellectual disability in the custody of the department. The contract must provide:

(1) detailed characteristics of the inmate population with mental illness and the inmate population with intellectual disabilities to be affected under the contract;

(2) for the respective responsibilities of the commission and the department with regard to the care and supervision of the affected inmates; and

(3) that the department remains responsible for security.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.