Tex. Fam. Code Section 55.54
Information Required to Be Sent to Facility or Alternative Setting; Report to Court

(a)

If the juvenile court issues an order under Section 55.52 (Proceedings Following Finding of Lack of Responsibility for Conduct)(a), the court shall order the probation department to send copies of any information in the possession of the department and relevant to the issue of the child’s mental illness or intellectual disability to the public or private facility or alternative setting, as appropriate.

(b)

Not later than the 75th day after the date the court issues an order under Section 55.52 (Proceedings Following Finding of Lack of Responsibility for Conduct)(a), the public or private facility or alternative setting, as appropriate, shall submit to the court a report that:

(1)

describes the treatment or services provided to the child by the facility or alternative setting; and

(2)

states the opinion of the director of the facility or alternative setting as to whether the child is a child with mental illness or an intellectual disability.

(c)

If the report under Subsection (b) states that the child is a child with mental illness or an intellectual disability, the report must include an opinion as to whether the child meets criteria for court-ordered mental health services or court-ordered intellectual disability services under Section 55.05 (Criteria for Court-ordered Mental Health Services for Child) or 55.06 (Criteria for Court-ordered Residential Intellectual Disability Services for Child).

(d)

The court shall send a copy of the report submitted under Subsection (b) to the prosecuting attorney and the attorney for the child.
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. 1.020, eff. April 2, 2015.
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 814 (H.B. 2107), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2021.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1166 (S.B. 1585), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2023.

Source: Section 55.54 — Information Required to Be Sent to Facility or Alternative Setting; Report to Court, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.­55.­htm#55.­54 (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
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Accessed:
May 4, 2024

§ 55.54’s source at texas​.gov