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TX Health & Safety Code § 81.187 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle D - Prevention, Control, and Reports of Diseases; Public Health Disasters and Emergencies|Chapter 81 - Communicable Diseases; Public Health Disasters; Public Health Emergencies|Subchapter G. Court Orders for Management of Persons With Communicable Diseases|Section 81.187. Renewal of Order for Extended Management

Sec. 81.187.  RENEWAL OF ORDER FOR EXTENDED MANAGEMENT.  (a)  A municipal, county, or district attorney, as appropriate, at the request of the health authority, shall file an application to renew an order for extended management.  At the request of the department, the attorney general shall file an application to renew an order for extended management.(b)  The application must explain in detail why the person requests renewal.  An application to renew an order committing the person to extended inpatient services must also explain in detail why a less restrictive setting is not appropriate.(c)  The application must be accompanied by an affidavit of medical evaluation dated and signed by the health authority or department according to an examination conducted within the preceding 30 days.(d)  The court shall appoint an attorney to represent the person when an application is filed.(e)  The person or the person's attorney may request a hearing on the application.  The court may set a hearing on its own motion.  An application for which a hearing is requested or set is considered an original application for a court order for the extended management of a person with a communicable disease.(f)  A court may not renew an order unless the court finds that the patient meets the criteria for extended management required by this chapter.  The court must make the findings prescribed by this subsection to renew an order, regardless of whether a hearing is requested or set.  A renewed order authorizes treatment for not more than 12 months.(g)  The court may admit into evidence the affidavit of medical evaluation if a hearing is not requested or set.  The affidavit constitutes competent medical testimony and the court may make its findings solely from the affidavit and the detailed request for renewal.(h)  The court, after renewing an order for extended inpatient health services, may modify the order to provide for outpatient health services in accordance with this chapter.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 242, Sec. 18, eff. May 23, 1997.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 81.188 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle D - Prevention, Control, and Reports of Diseases; Public Health Disasters and Emergencies|Chapter 81 - Communicable Diseases; Public Health Disasters; Public Health Emergencies|Subchapter G. Court Orders for Management of Persons With Communicable Diseases|Section 81.188. Motion for Rehearing

Sec. 81.188.  MOTION FOR REHEARING.  (a)  The court may set aside an order for the management of a person with a communicable disease and grant a motion for rehearing for good cause shown.(b)  The court may stay the order and release the person from custody before the hearing if the court is satisfied that the person does not meet the criteria for protective custody under this chapter.(c)  The court may require an appearance bond in an amount set by the court.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 81.189 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle D - Prevention, Control, and Reports of Diseases; Public Health Disasters and Emergencies|Chapter 81 - Communicable Diseases; Public Health Disasters; Public Health Emergencies|Subchapter G. Court Orders for Management of Persons With Communicable Diseases|Section 81.189. Request for Reexamination

Sec. 81.189.  REQUEST FOR REEXAMINATION.  (a)  A person subject to an order for extended management, or any interested person on the person's behalf and with the person's consent, may file a request with a court for a reexamination and a hearing to determine if the person continues to meet the criteria for the court order.(b)  The request must be filed in the county in which the person is receiving the services.(c)  The court may, on good cause shown:(1)  require that the patient be reexamined; (2)  schedule a hearing on the request;  and(3)  notify the health authority, department, and the head of the facility providing health services to the person.(d)  A court is not required to order a reexamination or hearing if the request is filed within six months after an order for extended management is entered or after a similar request is filed.(e)  The head of the facility shall arrange for the person to be reexamined after receiving the court's notice.(f)  The head of the facility shall immediately discharge the person if the health authority or department determines that the person no longer meets the criteria for court-ordered extended health services.(g)  If the health authority or department determines that the person continues to meet the criteria for a court order for extended management, the health authority or department shall file an affidavit of medical evaluation with the court within 10 days after the request for reexamination and hearing is filed.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 81.190 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle D - Prevention, Control, and Reports of Diseases; Public Health Disasters and Emergencies|Chapter 81 - Communicable Diseases; Public Health Disasters; Public Health Emergencies|Subchapter G. Court Orders for Management of Persons With Communicable Diseases|Section 81.190. Hearing on Request for Reexamination

Sec. 81.190.  HEARING ON REQUEST FOR REEXAMINATION.  (a)  A court that required a patient's reexamination under Section 81.189 may set a date and place for a hearing on the request if, not later than the 10th day after the request is filed:(1)  an affidavit of medical evaluation stating that the patient continues to meet the criteria for extended management has been filed;  or(2)  an affidavit has not been filed and the person has not been discharged.(b)  When the hearing is set, the judge shall appoint an attorney to represent the person if the person does not already have an attorney.  The judge shall also give notice of the hearing to the person, the person's attorney, the health authority or department, and the facility head.(c)  The judge shall appoint a physician who is not on the staff of the health care facility in which the person is receiving services to examine the person and file an affidavit with the court setting out the person's diagnosis and recommended treatment.  The court shall ensure that the person may be examined by a physician of the person's choice and own expense if requested by the person.(d)  The hearing is held before the court and without a jury.  The hearing must be held in accordance with the requirements for a hearing on an application for a court order for the management of a person with a communicable disease.(e)  The court shall dismiss the request if the court finds from clear and convincing evidence that the person continues to meet the criteria for extended management.(f)  The judge shall order the head of the facility to discharge the person if the court fails to find from clear and convincing evidence that the person continues to meet the criteria.(g)  If the department or health authority advises the court that the person must remain in isolation or quarantine and that exposure to the judge or the public would jeopardize the health and safety of those persons and the public health, the judge may order that a person entitled to a hearing may not appear in person and may appear only by teleconference or another means that the judge finds appropriate to allow the person to speak, to interact with witnesses, and to confer with the person's attorney.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 314 (H.B. 1690), Sec. 8, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 81.191 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle D - Prevention, Control, and Reports of Diseases; Public Health Disasters and Emergencies|Chapter 81 - Communicable Diseases; Public Health Disasters; Public Health Emergencies|Subchapter G. Court Orders for Management of Persons With Communicable Diseases|Section 81.191. Appeal

Sec. 81.191.  APPEAL.  (a)  An appeal from an order for the management of a person with a communicable disease, or from a renewal or modification of an order, must be filed in the court of appeals for the county in which the order is entered.(b)  Notice of appeal must be filed not later than the 10th day after the date on which the order is signed.(c)  When an appeal is filed the clerk shall immediately send a certified transcript of the proceedings to the court of appeals.(d)  The trial judge in whose court the cause is pending may:(1)  stay the order and release the person from custody before the appeal if the judge is satisfied that the person does not meet the criteria for protective custody under this chapter;  and(2)  if the person is at liberty, require an appearance bond in an amount set by the court.(e)  The court of appeals and supreme court shall give an appeal under this section preference over all other cases and shall advance the appeal on the docket.  The courts may suspend all rules relating to the time for filing briefs and docketing cases.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 81.192 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle D - Prevention, Control, and Reports of Diseases; Public Health Disasters and Emergencies|Chapter 81 - Communicable Diseases; Public Health Disasters; Public Health Emergencies|Subchapter G. Court Orders for Management of Persons With Communicable Diseases|Section 81.192. Continuing Care Plan Before Discharge

Sec. 81.192.  CONTINUING CARE PLAN BEFORE DISCHARGE.  The health authority or department, in consultation with the person, shall prepare a continuing care plan for a person who is scheduled to be discharged if the person requires continuing care.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 81.193 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle D - Prevention, Control, and Reports of Diseases; Public Health Disasters and Emergencies|Chapter 81 - Communicable Diseases; Public Health Disasters; Public Health Emergencies|Subchapter G. Court Orders for Management of Persons With Communicable Diseases|Section 81.193. Pass From Inpatient Care

Sec. 81.193.  PASS FROM INPATIENT CARE.  (a)  The head of a facility may permit a person admitted to the facility under order for extended inpatient management of a person with a communicable disease to leave the facility under a pass.(b)  A pass authorizes the person to leave the facility for not more than 72 hours.(c)  The pass may be subject to specified conditions.(d)  A pass may not be authorized without the concurrence of the health authority or department.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 81.194 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle D - Prevention, Control, and Reports of Diseases; Public Health Disasters and Emergencies|Chapter 81 - Communicable Diseases; Public Health Disasters; Public Health Emergencies|Subchapter G. Court Orders for Management of Persons With Communicable Diseases|Section 81.194. Return to Facility

Sec. 81.194.  RETURN TO FACILITY.  (a)  If a person is permitted to leave a facility under Section 81.193, the head of the facility may have the person taken into custody, detained, and returned to the facility by:(1)  signing a certificate authorizing the person's return;  or(2)  filing the certificate with a magistrate and requesting the magistrate to order the person's return.(b)  The health authority or department may also have a person returned by signing the certificate authorized by Subsection (a)(1).(c)  A magistrate may issue an order directing a peace officer to take a person into custody and return the person to the facility if the head of the facility, health authority, or department files the certificate as prescribed by this section.(d)  The head of the facility, health authority, or department may sign or file the certificate on a reasonable belief that:(1)  the person is absent without authority from the facility; (2)  the person has violated the conditions of a pass;  or(3)  the person's condition has deteriorated to the extent that the person's continued absence from the facility under a pass is inappropriate.(e)  A peace officer shall take the person into custody and return the person to the facility as soon as possible if the person's return is authorized by the certificate or the court order.(f)  The peace officer may take the person into custody without having the certificate or court order in the officer's possession.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 81.195 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle D - Prevention, Control, and Reports of Diseases; Public Health Disasters and Emergencies|Chapter 81 - Communicable Diseases; Public Health Disasters; Public Health Emergencies|Subchapter G. Court Orders for Management of Persons With Communicable Diseases|Section 81.195. Discharge on Expiration of Court Order

Sec. 81.195.  DISCHARGE ON EXPIRATION OF COURT ORDER.  The head of a facility to which a person was committed or from which a person was required to receive temporary or extended inpatient or outpatient health services shall discharge the person when the court order expires.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 81.196 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle D - Prevention, Control, and Reports of Diseases; Public Health Disasters and Emergencies|Chapter 81 - Communicable Diseases; Public Health Disasters; Public Health Emergencies|Subchapter G. Court Orders for Management of Persons With Communicable Diseases|Section 81.196. Discharge Before Expiration of Court Order

Sec. 81.196.  DISCHARGE BEFORE EXPIRATION OF COURT ORDER.  (a)  The health authority or department may direct the head of a facility to which a person was committed for inpatient health services or that provides outpatient health services to discharge the person at any time before the court order expires if the health authority or department determines that the person no longer meets the criteria for court-ordered health services.(b)  The health authority or department shall consider before discharging the person whether the person should receive outpatient health services in accordance with:(1)  a court order;  or(2)  a modified order under Section 81.182 that directs the person to participate in outpatient health services.(c)  A discharge under Subsection (a) terminates the court order.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 81.197 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle D - Prevention, Control, and Reports of Diseases; Public Health Disasters and Emergencies|Chapter 81 - Communicable Diseases; Public Health Disasters; Public Health Emergencies|Subchapter G. Court Orders for Management of Persons With Communicable Diseases|Section 81.197. Certificate of Discharge

Sec. 81.197.  CERTIFICATE OF DISCHARGE.  Before a person is discharged under Section 81.195 or 81.196, the health authority or department shall prepare a discharge certificate, file it with the court that entered the order, and notify the head of the facility.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 81.198 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle D - Prevention, Control, and Reports of Diseases; Public Health Disasters and Emergencies|Chapter 81 - Communicable Diseases; Public Health Disasters; Public Health Emergencies|Subchapter G. Court Orders for Management of Persons With Communicable Diseases|Section 81.198. Authorization for Admission

Sec. 81.198.  AUTHORIZATION FOR ADMISSION.  The head of a health care facility may admit and detain a person under the procedures prescribed by this subchapter.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 81.199 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle D - Prevention, Control, and Reports of Diseases; Public Health Disasters and Emergencies|Chapter 81 - Communicable Diseases; Public Health Disasters; Public Health Emergencies|Subchapter G. Court Orders for Management of Persons With Communicable Diseases|Section 81.199. Transfer to Federal Facility

Sec. 81.199.  TRANSFER TO FEDERAL FACILITY.  The health authority or department may authorize the head of a health care facility to transfer a person to a federal agency if:(1)  the federal agency sends notice that facilities are available and that the patient is eligible for care or treatment in the facility; (2)  notice of the transfer is sent to the committing court;  and(3)  the committing court enters an order approving the transfer.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 81.200 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle D - Prevention, Control, and Reports of Diseases; Public Health Disasters and Emergencies|Chapter 81 - Communicable Diseases; Public Health Disasters; Public Health Emergencies|Subchapter G. Court Orders for Management of Persons With Communicable Diseases|Section 81.200. Transfer of Records

Sec. 81.200.  TRANSFER OF RECORDS.  The head of the transferring inpatient health care facility shall send the person's appropriate medical records, or a copy of the records, to the head of the health care facility to which the person is transferred.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 81.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle D - Prevention, Control, and Reports of Diseases; Public Health Disasters and Emergencies|Chapter 81 - Communicable Diseases; Public Health Disasters; Public Health Emergencies|Subchapter G. Court Orders for Management of Persons With Communicable Diseases|Section 81.201. Writ of Habeas Corpus

Sec. 81.201.  WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS.  This subchapter does not limit a person's right to obtain a writ of habeas corpus.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 81.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle D - Prevention, Control, and Reports of Diseases; Public Health Disasters and Emergencies|Chapter 81 - Communicable Diseases; Public Health Disasters; Public Health Emergencies|Subchapter G. Court Orders for Management of Persons With Communicable Diseases|Section 81.202. Effect on Guardianship

Sec. 81.202.  EFFECT ON GUARDIANSHIP.  This subchapter, or an action taken or a determination made under this subchapter, does not affect a guardianship established under law.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 81.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle D - Prevention, Control, and Reports of Diseases; Public Health Disasters and Emergencies|Chapter 81 - Communicable Diseases; Public Health Disasters; Public Health Emergencies|Subchapter G. Court Orders for Management of Persons With Communicable Diseases|Section 81.203. Confidentiality of Records

Sec. 81.203.  CONFIDENTIALITY OF RECORDS.  Records of a health care facility that directly or indirectly identify a present, former, or proposed patient are confidential unless disclosure is permitted by this chapter or other state law.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 81.204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle D - Prevention, Control, and Reports of Diseases; Public Health Disasters and Emergencies|Chapter 81 - Communicable Diseases; Public Health Disasters; Public Health Emergencies|Subchapter G. Court Orders for Management of Persons With Communicable Diseases|Section 81.204. Rights Subject to Limitation by Head of Facility

Sec. 81.204.  RIGHTS SUBJECT TO LIMITATION BY HEAD OF FACILITY.  (a)  A person in an inpatient health care facility has the right to:(1)  receive visitors; (2)  communicate with a person outside the facility;  and(3)  communicate by uncensored and sealed mail with legal counsel, the department, the courts, and the state attorney general.(b)  The rights provided in Subsection (a) are subject to facility rules.  The head of the facility may restrict a right to the extent the head of the facility determines that the restriction is necessary to the public health or the person's welfare but may not restrict the right to communicate with legal counsel if an attorney-client relationship has been established.(c)  A restriction imposed by the head of the facility for the public health or the person's welfare and the reasons for the restriction shall be made a part of the person's clinical record.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 81.205 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle D - Prevention, Control, and Reports of Diseases; Public Health Disasters and Emergencies|Chapter 81 - Communicable Diseases; Public Health Disasters; Public Health Emergencies|Subchapter G. Court Orders for Management of Persons With Communicable Diseases|Section 81.205. Notification of Rights

Sec. 81.205.  NOTIFICATION OF RIGHTS.  A person receiving inpatient health services shall be informed of the rights provided by Section 81.206:(1)  orally, in simple, nontechnical terms; (2)  in writing that, if possible, is in the person's primary language;  and(3)  through the use of a means reasonably calculated to communicate with a hearing impaired or visually impaired person, if applicable.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 81.206 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle D - Prevention, Control, and Reports of Diseases; Public Health Disasters and Emergencies|Chapter 81 - Communicable Diseases; Public Health Disasters; Public Health Emergencies|Subchapter G. Court Orders for Management of Persons With Communicable Diseases|Section 81.206. General Rights Relating to Treatment

Sec. 81.206.  GENERAL RIGHTS RELATING TO TREATMENT.  A person receiving health services under this subchapter has the right to:(1)  appropriate treatment for the person's illness in an appropriate setting consistent with the protection of the person and the community; (2)  not receive unnecessary or excessive medication; (3)  refuse to participate in a research program;  and(4)  a humane treatment environment that provides reasonable protection from harm and appropriate privacy for personal needs.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 81.207 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle D - Prevention, Control, and Reports of Diseases; Public Health Disasters and Emergencies|Chapter 81 - Communicable Diseases; Public Health Disasters; Public Health Emergencies|Subchapter G. Court Orders for Management of Persons With Communicable Diseases|Section 81.207. Adequacy of Treatment

Sec. 81.207.  ADEQUACY OF TREATMENT.  (a)  The head of an inpatient health care facility shall provide adequate medical care and treatment to every patient in accordance with accepted standards of medical practice.(b)  The head of the facility is responsible for the detention of the patient and for providing suitable security to prevent the patient from transmitting the communicable disease.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 31, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|