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TX Health & Safety Code § 612.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle E - Special Provisions Relating to Mental Illness and Mental Retardation|Chapter 612 - Interstate Compact on Mental Health|Section 612.007. Requirements Affecting Transfers of Certain Patients

Sec. 612.007.  REQUIREMENTS AFFECTING TRANSFERS OF CERTAIN PATIENTS.  (a)  The compact administrator shall consult with the immediate family of any person proposed to be transferred.(b)  If a person is proposed to be transferred from an institution in this state to an institution in another state that is a party to the compact, the compact administrator may not take final action without the approval of the district court of the district in which the person resides.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 613.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle E - Special Provisions Relating to Mental Illness and Mental Retardation|Chapter 613 - Kidney Donation by Ward With Mental Retardation|Section 613.001. Definition

Sec. 613.001.  DEFINITION.  In this chapter, "ward with mental retardation" means a ward who is a person with mental retardation, as defined by Subtitle D.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 613.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle E - Special Provisions Relating to Mental Illness and Mental Retardation|Chapter 613 - Kidney Donation by Ward With Mental Retardation|Section 613.002. Court Order Authorizing Kidney Donation

Sec. 613.002.  COURT ORDER AUTHORIZING KIDNEY DONATION.  A district court may authorize the donation of a kidney of a ward with mental retardation to a father, mother, son, daughter, brother, or sister of the ward if:(1)  the guardian of the ward with mental retardation consents to the donation;(2)  the ward is 12 years of age or older;(3)  the ward assents to the kidney transplant;(4)  the ward has two kidneys;(5)  without the transplant the donee will soon die or suffer severe and progressive deterioration, and with the transplant the donee will probably benefit substantially;(6)  there are no medically preferable alternatives to a kidney transplant for the donee;(7)  the risks of the operation and the long-term risks to the ward are minimal;(8)  the ward will not likely suffer psychological harm;  and(9)  the transplant will promote the ward's best interests.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 613.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle E - Special Provisions Relating to Mental Illness and Mental Retardation|Chapter 613 - Kidney Donation by Ward With Mental Retardation|Section 613.003. Petition for Court Order

Sec. 613.003.  PETITION FOR COURT ORDER.  The guardian of the person of a ward with mental retardation may petition a district court having jurisdiction of the guardian for an order authorizing the ward to donate a kidney under Section 613.002.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 613.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle E - Special Provisions Relating to Mental Illness and Mental Retardation|Chapter 613 - Kidney Donation by Ward With Mental Retardation|Section 613.004. Court Hearing

Sec. 613.004.  COURT HEARING.  (a)  The court shall hold a hearing on the petition filed under Section 613.003.(b)  A party to the proceeding is entitled on request to a preferential setting for the hearing.(c)  The court shall appoint an attorney ad litem and a guardian ad litem to represent the interest of the ward with mental retardation.  Neither person appointed may be related to the ward within the second degree by consanguinity.(d)  The hearing must be adversary in order to secure a complete record, and the attorney ad litem shall advocate the ward's interest, if any, in not being a donor.(e)  The petitioner has the burden of establishing good cause for the kidney donation by establishing the prerequisites prescribed by Section 613.002.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 613.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle E - Special Provisions Relating to Mental Illness and Mental Retardation|Chapter 613 - Kidney Donation by Ward With Mental Retardation|Section 613.005. Interview and Evaluation Order by Court

Sec. 613.005.  INTERVIEW AND EVALUATION ORDER BY COURT.  (a)  Before the eighth day after the date of the hearing, the court shall interview the ward with mental retardation to determine if the ward assents to the donation.  The interview shall be conducted in chambers and out of the presence of the guardian.(b)  If the court considers it necessary, the court may order the performance of a determination of mental retardation, as provided by Section 593.005, to help the court evaluate the ward's capacity to agree to the donation.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 60, Sec. 17, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 614.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle E - Special Provisions Relating to Mental Illness and Mental Retardation|Chapter 614 - Texas Correctional Office on Offenders With Medical or Mental Impairments|Section 614.003. Texas Correctional Office on Offenders With Medical or Mental Impairments; Director

Sec. 614.003.  TEXAS CORRECTIONAL OFFICE ON OFFENDERS WITH MEDICAL OR MENTAL IMPAIRMENTS;  DIRECTOR.  The Texas Correctional Office on Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments shall perform duties imposed on or assigned to the office by this chapter, other law, the board, and the executive director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.  The executive director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall hire a director of the office.  The director serves at the pleasure of the executive director.  The director shall hire the employees for the office.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1188, Sec. 3.02, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 856, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 614.0031 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle E - Special Provisions Relating to Mental Illness and Mental Retardation|Chapter 614 - Texas Correctional Office on Offenders With Medical or Mental Impairments|Section 614.0031. Training Program

Sec. 614.0031.  TRAINING PROGRAM.  (a)  A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a member of the committee may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as a member in attendance at a meeting of the committee until the person completes a training program that complies with this section.(b)  The training program must provide the person with information regarding:(1)  the legislation that created the committee and the office;(2)  the programs operated by the committee and the office;(3)  the role and functions of the committee and the office;(4)  the rules of the committee and the office;(5)  the current budget for the committee and the office;(6)  the results of the most recent formal audit of the committee and the office;(7)  the requirements of:(A)  the open meetings law, Chapter 551, Government Code;(B)  the public information law, Chapter 552, Government Code;(C)  the administrative procedure law, Chapter 2001, Government Code;  and(D)  other laws relating to public officials, including conflict of interest laws;  and(8)  any applicable ethics policies adopted by the committee or the Texas Ethics Commission.(c)  A person appointed to the committee is entitled to reimbursement, as provided by the General Appropriations Act, for the travel expenses incurred in attending the training program regardless of whether the attendance at the program occurs before or after the person qualifies for office.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1188, Sec. 3.02, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 856, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 614.0032 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle E - Special Provisions Relating to Mental Illness and Mental Retardation|Chapter 614 - Texas Correctional Office on Offenders With Medical or Mental Impairments|Section 614.0032. Special Duties Related to Medically Recommended Supervision; Determinations Regarding Mental Illness or Intellectual Disability

Sec. 614.0032.  SPECIAL DUTIES RELATED TO MEDICALLY RECOMMENDED SUPERVISION; DETERMINATIONS REGARDING MENTAL ILLNESS OR INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY.(a)  The office shall:(1)  perform duties imposed on the office by Section 508.146, Government Code; and(2)  periodically identify state jail felony defendants suitable for release under Article 42A.561, Code of Criminal Procedure, and perform other duties imposed on the office by that article.(b)  The office shall approve and make generally available in electronic format a standard form for use by experts in reporting competency examination results under Chapter 46B, Code of Criminal Procedure.(c)  The office shall approve and make generally available in electronic format a standard form for use by a person providing a written report under Article 16.22(a)(1)(B), Code of Criminal Procedure.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 856, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 324 (S.B. 679), Sec. 35, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1269 (H.B. 2194), Sec. 3, eff. June 18, 2005.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 617 (H.B. 431), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 8.003, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1308 (S.B. 909), Sec. 44, eff. June 15, 2007.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 12.019, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 770 (H.B. 2299), Sec. 2.70, eff. January 1, 2017.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 748 (S.B. 1326), Sec. 34, eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 748 (S.B. 1326), Sec. 35(3), eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1276 (H.B. 601), Sec. 24, eff. September 1, 2019.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1276 (H.B. 601), Sec. 25, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 614.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle E - Special Provisions Relating to Mental Illness and Mental Retardation|Chapter 614 - Texas Correctional Office on Offenders With Medical or Mental Impairments|Section 614.004. Terms

Sec. 614.004.  TERMS.  The at-large members of the committee serve for staggered six-year terms with the terms of approximately one-third of the at-large members expiring on February 1 of each odd-numbered year.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 856, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1170, Sec. 27.02, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 614.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle E - Special Provisions Relating to Mental Illness and Mental Retardation|Chapter 614 - Texas Correctional Office on Offenders With Medical or Mental Impairments|Section 614.005. Officers; Meetings

Sec. 614.005.  OFFICERS;  MEETINGS.  (a)  The governor shall designate a member of the committee as the presiding officer of the committee to serve in that capacity at the pleasure of the governor.(b)  The committee shall meet at least four times each year and may meet at other times at the call of the presiding officer or as provided by committee rule.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 6.53(a), eff. Aug. 30, 1993;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1188, Sec. 3.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 856, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 614.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle E - Special Provisions Relating to Mental Illness and Mental Retardation|Chapter 614 - Texas Correctional Office on Offenders With Medical or Mental Impairments|Section 614.006. Applicability of Certain Government Code Provisions

Sec. 614.006.  APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN GOVERNMENT CODE PROVISIONS.  (a)   The provisions of Chapter 2110, Government Code, other than Section 2110.002(a), apply to the committee.(b)  A member of the committee is not entitled to compensation for performing duties on the committee but is entitled to receive reimbursement for travel and other necessary expenses incurred in performing official duties at the rate provided for state employees in the General Appropriations Act.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 856, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 614.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle E - Special Provisions Relating to Mental Illness and Mental Retardation|Chapter 614 - Texas Correctional Office on Offenders With Medical or Mental Impairments|Section 614.007. Powers and Duties

Sec. 614.007.  POWERS AND DUTIES.  The office shall:(1)  determine the status of offenders with medical or mental impairments in the state criminal justice system;(2)  identify needed services for offenders with medical or mental impairments;(3)  develop a plan for meeting the treatment, rehabilitative, and educational needs of offenders with medical or mental impairments that includes a case management system and the development of community-based alternatives to incarceration;(4)  cooperate in coordinating procedures of represented agencies for the orderly provision of services for offenders with medical or mental impairments;(5)  evaluate programs in this state and outside this state for offenders with medical or mental impairments and recommend to the directors of state programs methods of improving the programs;(6)  collect and disseminate information about available programs to judicial officers, law enforcement officers, probation and parole officers, providers of social services or treatment, and the public;(7)  provide technical assistance to represented agencies and organizations in the development of appropriate training programs;(8)  apply for and receive money made available by the federal or state government or by any other public or private source to be used by the office to perform its duties;(9)  distribute to political subdivisions, private organizations, or other persons money appropriated by the legislature to be used for the development, operation, or evaluation of programs for offenders with medical or mental impairments;(10)  develop and implement pilot projects to demonstrate a cooperative program to identify, evaluate, and manage outside of incarceration offenders with medical or mental impairments;  and(11)  assess the need for demonstration projects and provide management for approved projects.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 6.53(a), eff. Aug. 30, 1993;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 312, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1188, Sec. 3.04, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 856, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 614.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle E - Special Provisions Relating to Mental Illness and Mental Retardation|Chapter 614 - Texas Correctional Office on Offenders With Medical or Mental Impairments|Section 614.008. Community-Based Diversion Program for Offenders With Medical or Mental Impairments

Sec. 614.008.  COMMUNITY-BASED DIVERSION PROGRAM FOR OFFENDERS WITH MEDICAL OR MENTAL IMPAIRMENTS.  (a)  The office may maintain at least one program in a county selected by the office to employ a cooperative community-based alternative system to divert from the state criminal justice system offenders with mental impairments or offenders who are identified as being elderly or persons with physical disabilities, terminal illnesses, or significant illnesses and to rehabilitate those offenders.(b)  The office may contract for or employ and train a case management team to carry out the purposes of the program and to coordinate the joint efforts of agencies represented on the committee.(c)  The agencies represented on the committee shall perform duties and offer services as required by the office to further the purposes of the program and the office.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 6.53(a), eff. Aug. 30, 1993;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 856, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1491, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 614.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle E - Special Provisions Relating to Mental Illness and Mental Retardation|Chapter 614 - Texas Correctional Office on Offenders With Medical or Mental Impairments|Section 614.009. Biennial Report

Sec. 614.009.  BIENNIAL REPORT.  Not later than February 1 of each odd-numbered year, the office shall present to the board and file with the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives a report giving the details of the office's activities during the preceding biennium.  The report must include:(1)  an evaluation of any demonstration project undertaken by the office;(2)  an evaluation of the progress made by the office toward developing a plan for meeting the treatment, rehabilitative, and educational needs of offenders with special needs;(3)  recommendations of the office made in accordance with Section 614.007(5);(4)  an evaluation of the development and implementation of the continuity of care and service programs established under Sections 614.013, 614.014, 614.015, 614.016, and 614.018, changes in rules, policies, or procedures relating to the programs, future plans for the programs, and any recommendations for legislation; and(5)  any other recommendations that the office considers appropriate.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 488, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 856, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1187 (H.B. 3689), Sec. 4.009, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 614.0101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle E - Special Provisions Relating to Mental Illness and Mental Retardation|Chapter 614 - Texas Correctional Office on Offenders With Medical or Mental Impairments|Section 614.0101. Public Access

Sec. 614.0101.  PUBLIC ACCESS.  The committee shall develop and implement policies that provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the committee and to speak on any issue under the jurisdiction of the committee or office.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1188, Sec. 3.05, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 856, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 614.0102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle E - Special Provisions Relating to Mental Illness and Mental Retardation|Chapter 614 - Texas Correctional Office on Offenders With Medical or Mental Impairments|Section 614.0102. Complaints

Sec. 614.0102.  COMPLAINTS.  (a)  The office shall maintain a file on each written complaint filed with the office. The file must include:(1)  the name of the person who filed the complaint;(2)  the date the complaint is received by the office;(3)  the subject matter of the complaint;(4)  the name of each person contacted in relation to the complaint;(5)  a summary of the results of the review or investigation of the complaint;  and(6)  an explanation of the reason the file was closed, if the office closed the file without taking action other than to investigate the complaint.(b)  The office shall provide to the person filing the complaint and to each person who is a subject of the complaint a copy of the office's policies and procedures relating to complaint investigation and resolution.(c)  The office, at least quarterly until final disposition of the complaint, shall notify the person filing the complaint and each person who is a subject of the complaint of the status of the investigation unless the notice would jeopardize an undercover investigation.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1188, Sec. 3.05, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 856, Sec. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 614.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle E - Special Provisions Relating to Mental Illness and Mental Retardation|Chapter 614 - Texas Correctional Office on Offenders With Medical or Mental Impairments|Section 614.014. Continuity of Care for Elderly Offenders

Sec. 614.014.  CONTINUITY OF CARE FOR ELDERLY OFFENDERS.  (a)  The Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the executive commissioner by rule shall adopt a memorandum of understanding that establishes the respective responsibilities of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the Department of State Health Services, the Department of Aging and Disability Services, and the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services to institute a continuity of care and service program for elderly offenders in the criminal justice system.  The office shall coordinate and monitor the development and implementation of the memorandum of understanding.(b)  The memorandum of understanding must establish methods for:(1)  identifying elderly offenders in the criminal justice system;(2)  developing interagency rules, policies, and procedures for the coordination of care of and the exchange of information on elderly offenders by local and state criminal justice agencies, the Department of State Health Services, the Department of Aging and Disability Services, and the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services; and(3)  identifying the services needed by elderly offenders to reenter the community successfully.(c)  The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the Department of State Health Services, the Department of Aging and Disability Services, and the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services shall:(1)  operate the continuity of care and service program for elderly offenders in the criminal justice system with funds appropriated for that purpose; and(2)  actively seek federal grants or funds to operate and expand the program.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 488, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 856, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1493, eff. April 2, 2015.|