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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an application for court-ordered mental health services |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 574.001, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (3) to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) Except as provided by Subsection (f), the application |
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must be filed with the county clerk in the county in which the |
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proposed patient: |
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(1) resides; |
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(2) is found; or |
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(3) is being assessed in an emergency room or |
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hospital; or |
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(4) is receiving mental health services by court order |
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or under Subchapter A, Chapter 573. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect on September 1, 2021. |