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Amend CSHB 920 in SECTION 1.09 of the bill by striking added
Section 48.208 (e-1), Human Resources Code (House committee
printing, page 12, lines 2-17, and substituting the following:
(e-1) The court may extend an emergency order issued under
this section once for an additional period not to exceed 14 days and
may extend an extension issued under this section for an additional
period not to exceed an additional 14 days if the court receives a
medical report signed by a physician stating that the person is
physically or mentally incapable of consenting to services and the
court, after a hearing, finds that the immediate danger to the
health or safety of the elderly or disabled person continues to
exist. The medical report must be based on an examination the
physician performed not earlier than the date the court granted the
initial emergency order. An extension order [may be removed for
not more than 14 additional days. A renewal order] that ends on a
Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday is automatically extended to 4
p.m. on the first succeeding business day. The court may shorten
the term of [modify] or terminate the emergency order on petition
of the department, the elderly or disabled [incapacitated] person,
or any person interested in the elderly or disabled person's [his]
welfare.