Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 462.071
Order for Temporary Detention


(a)

The person responsible for a patient’s court-ordered outpatient care or treatment or the administrator of the outpatient treatment facility in which a patient receives care or treatment shall file a sworn application for the patient’s temporary detention pending the modification hearing.

(b)

The application must state the applicant’s opinion and detail the basis for the applicant’s opinion that:

(1)

the patient meets the criteria described by Section 462.072 (Modification of Order for Outpatient Services); and

(2)

detention in an approved inpatient treatment facility is necessary to evaluate the appropriate setting for continued court-ordered services.

(c)

The court may issue an order for temporary detention if the court finds from the information in the application that there is probable cause to believe that the opinions stated in the application are valid.

(d)

At the time the order for temporary detention is signed, the court shall appoint an attorney to represent a patient who does not have an attorney.

(e)

Within 72 hours after the time the detention begins, the court that issued the temporary detention order shall provide to the patient and the patient’s attorney a written notice that states:

(1)

that the patient has been placed under a temporary detention order;

(2)

the grounds for the order; and

(3)

the time and place of the modification hearing.

(f)

A temporary detention order shall direct a peace officer or other designated person to take the patient into custody and transport the patient immediately to:

(1)

the nearest appropriate approved inpatient treatment facility; or

(2)

a suitable facility if an appropriate approved inpatient treatment facility is not available.

(g)

A patient may be detained under a temporary detention order for not more than 72 hours. The exceptions applicable to the 72-hour limitation for holding a probable cause hearing for an order of protective custody under Section 462.066 (Probable Cause Hearing and Detention)(a) apply to detention under this section.

(h)

A facility administrator shall immediately release a patient held under a temporary detention order if the facility administrator does not receive notice that the patient’s continued detention was authorized after a modification hearing was held within the period prescribed by Subsection (g).

(i)

A patient released from an inpatient treatment facility under Subsection (h) continues to be subject to the order committing the person to an approved outpatient treatment facility, if the order has not expired.
Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 175, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.

Source: Section 462.071 — Order for Temporary Detention, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­462.­htm#462.­071 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

462.001
Definitions
462.002
Filing Requirements
462.003
Inspection of Court Records
462.004
Representation of State
462.005
Costs
462.006
Writ of Habeas Corpus
462.007
Limitation of Liability
462.008
Criminal Penalty
462.009
Consent to Treatment
462.010
Consent to Treatment at Certain Facilities
462.011
Consent to Medication
462.012
Right to Refuse Medication
462.013
Medication Information
462.014
List of Medications
462.015
Outpatient Treatment Services Provided Using Telecommunications or Information Technology
462.021
Voluntary Admission of Adult
462.022
Voluntary Admission of Minor
462.023
Discharge or Release
462.024
Application for Court-ordered Treatment During Voluntary Inpatient Care
462.0025
Court Hours
462.025
Intake, Screening, Assessment, and Admission
462.041
Apprehension by Peace Officer Without Warrant
462.042
Judge’s or Magistrate’s Order for Emergency Detention
462.043
Issuance of Warrant
462.044
Preliminary Examination
462.045
Detention Period
462.046
Information to Be Provided on Admission
462.047
Release from Emergency Detention
462.048
Rights of Person Apprehended or Detained
462.061
Court-ordered Treatment
462.062
Application for Court-ordered Treatment
462.063
Prehearing Procedure
462.064
Certificate of Medical Examination for Chemical Dependency
462.065
Order of Protective Custody
462.066
Probable Cause Hearing and Detention
462.067
Hearing on Application for Court-ordered Treatment
462.068
Release After Hearing
462.069
Court Order and Place of Treatment
462.070
Motion for Modification of Order for Outpatient Treatment
462.071
Order for Temporary Detention
462.072
Modification of Order for Outpatient Services
462.073
Modification of Order for Inpatient Treatment
462.074
Hospitalization Outside Treatment Facility
462.075
Renewal of Order for Court-ordered Treatment
462.076
Appeal
462.077
Pass or Furlough from Inpatient Care
462.078
Return to Facility Under Facility Administrator’s Certificate or Court Order
462.079
Revocation of Furlough
462.080
Release from Court-ordered Treatment
462.081
Commitment by Courts in Criminal Proceedings
462.0731
Outpatient Care in Certain Counties

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 462.071’s source at texas​.gov