Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81.175
This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81.175, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.
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§ 81.175. COURT-ORDERED OUTPATIENT SERVICES.
Official statutory text
(a) The court, in an order that directs a person to participate in an outpatient communicable disease program, shall designate a health authority to monitor the person's compliance. The head of a health care facility or an individual involved in providing the services in which the person is to participate under the order shall cooperate with the health authority in implementing the court orders.
(b) The health authority or the department, with the cooperation of the head of the facility, shall submit to the court within two weeks after the court enters the order a general program of the treatment to be provided. The program must be incorporated into the court order.
(c) The health authority or department shall inform the court:
(1) if the person fails to comply with the court order; and
(2) of any substantial change in the general program of treatment that occurs before the order expires.
(d) A facility must comply with this section to the extent that the commissioner determines that the designated facility has sufficient resources to perform the necessary services.
(e) A person may not be detained in a private health care facility without the consent of the facility head.
(b) The health authority or the department, with the cooperation of the head of the facility, shall submit to the court within two weeks after the court enters the order a general program of the treatment to be provided. The program must be incorporated into the court order.
(c) The health authority or department shall inform the court:
(1) if the person fails to comply with the court order; and
(2) of any substantial change in the general program of treatment that occurs before the order expires.
(d) A facility must comply with this section to the extent that the commissioner determines that the designated facility has sufficient resources to perform the necessary services.
(e) A person may not be detained in a private health care facility without the consent of the facility head.
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