The court shall commit an inmate patient to an inpatient mental health facility of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice if the court enters an order requiring temporary mental health services for the inmate patient under an application filed by a psychiatrist under Section 501.057, Government Code.
Tex. Health & Safety Code § 574.044
COMMITMENT TO FACILITY OF TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Known as the Texas Mental Health Code
The act spans §§ 571–580 (237 sections).
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.