Tex.
Health & Safety Code Section 574.0455
List of Qualified Transportation Service Providers
(a)
The commissioners court of a county may:(1)
establish and maintain a list of qualified transportation service providers that a court may authorize or with whom a person may contract to transport a person to a mental health facility in accordance with Section 574.045 (Transportation of Patient);(2)
establish an application procedure for a person to be included on the list, including an appropriate application fee to be deposited in the county general fund;(3)
contract with qualified transportation service providers on terms acceptable to the county;(4)
allow officers and employees of the county to utilize persons on the list on a rotating basis if the officer or employee is authorized to provide transportation under Section 574.045 (Transportation of Patient) and chooses to utilize a qualified transportation service provider in accordance with the terms of the contract approved by the commissioners court; and(5)
ensure that the list is made available to any person authorized to provide transportation under Section 574.045 (Transportation of Patient).(b)
The executive commissioner shall prescribe uniform standards:(1)
that a person must meet to be listed as a qualified transportation service provider under Subsection (a); and(2)
prescribing requirements relating to how the transportation of a person to a mental health facility by a qualified transportation service provider is provided.
Source:
Section 574.0455 — List of Qualified Transportation Service Providers, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.574.htm#574.0455 (accessed May 26, 2025).
