Tex. Fam. Code Section 55.03
Standards of Care


(a)

Except as provided by this chapter, a child for whom inpatient or outpatient mental health services are ordered by a court under this chapter shall be cared for as provided by Subtitle C, Title 7, Health and Safety Code.

(b)

Except as provided by this chapter, a child who is ordered by a court to a residential care facility due to an intellectual disability shall be cared for as provided by Subtitle D, Title 7, Health and Safety Code.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1477, Sec. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 1.004, eff. April 2, 2015.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1166 (S.B. 1585), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2023.

Source: Section 55.03 — Standards of Care, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.­55.­htm#55.­03 (accessed May 4, 2024).

55.01
Definitions
55.02
Mental Health and Intellectual Disability Jurisdiction
55.03
Standards of Care
55.04
Forensic Mental Examination
55.05
Criteria for Court-ordered Mental Health Services for Child
55.06
Criteria for Court-ordered Residential Intellectual Disability Services for Child
55.11
Mental Illness Determination
55.12
Initiation of Proceedings for Court-ordered Mental Health Services
55.15
Standards of Care
55.16
Order for Mental Health Services
55.17
Mental Health Services Not Ordered
55.31
Unfitness to Proceed Determination
55.32
Hearing on Issue of Fitness to Proceed
55.33
Proceedings Following Finding of Unfitness to Proceed
55.34
Transportation to and from Facility
55.35
Information Required to Be Sent to Facility or Alternative Setting
55.36
Report that Child Is Fit to Proceed
55.37
Report that Child Is Unfit to Proceed as a Result of Mental Illness
55.40
Report that Child Is Unfit to Proceed as a Result of Intellectual Disability
55.43
Restoration Hearing
55.45
Standards of Care
55.51
Lack of Responsibility for Conduct Determination
55.52
Proceedings Following Finding of Lack of Responsibility for Conduct
55.53
Transportation to and from Facility
55.54
Information Required to Be Sent to Facility or Alternative Setting
55.55
Report that Child Does Not Have Mental Illness or Intellectual Disability
55.56
Report that Child Has Mental Illness
55.59
Report that Child Has Intellectual Disability
55.65
Proceedings in Juvenile Court for Child with Mental Illness
55.66
Proceedings in Juvenile Court for Child Found Unfit to Proceed or Lacking Responsibility for Conduct Due to Mental Illness
55.67
Proceedings in Juvenile Court for Child Found Unfit to Proceed or Lacking Responsibility for Conduct Due to Intellectual Disability
55.68
Referral for Proceedings for Child with Mental Illness or Child Found Unfit to Proceed or Lacking Responsibility for Conduct Due to Mental Illness or Intellectual Disability

Accessed:
May 4, 2024

§ 55.03’s source at texas​.gov