HEARING DETERMINATION
Known as the Persons with an Intellectual Disability Act
The act spans §§ 591–597 (170 sections).
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff
The court by order shall approve the transfer of the resident to a state mental hospital if the court or jury determines that the resident:
(1) is a person with mental illness; and
(2) requires a transfer to a state mental hospital for treatment for the resident's own welfare and protection or for the protection of others.
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.