Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 574.202
Certain Testimony by Closed-circuit Video Teleconferencing Permitted

(a)

A judge or magistrate may permit a physician or a nonphysician mental health professional to testify at a hearing or proceeding by closed-circuit video teleconferencing if:

(1)

closed-circuit video teleconferencing is available to the judge or magistrate for that purpose;

(2)

the proposed patient and the attorney representing the proposed patient do not file with the court a written objection to the use of closed-circuit video teleconferencing;

(3)

the closed-circuit video teleconferencing system provides for a simultaneous, compressed full-motion video and interactive communication of image and sound between all persons involved in the hearing; and

(4)

on request of the proposed patient, the proposed patient and the proposed patient’s attorney can communicate privately without being recorded or heard by the judge or magistrate or by the attorney representing the state.

(b)

The judge or magistrate must provide written notice of the use of closed-circuit video teleconferencing to the proposed patient, the proposed patient’s attorney, and the attorney representing the state not later than the third day before the date of the hearing.

(c)

On motion of the proposed patient or of the attorney representing the state the court shall, or on the court’s discretion the court may, terminate testimony by closed-circuit video teleconferencing under this section at any time during the testimony and require the physician or nonphysician mental health professional to testify in person.

(d)

A recording of the testimony under Subsection (a) shall be made and preserved with the court’s record of the hearing.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 358, Sec. 3, eff. June 18, 2003.

Source: Section 574.202 — Certain Testimony by Closed-circuit Video Teleconferencing Permitted, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­574.­htm#574.­202 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

574.001
Application for Court-ordered Mental Health Services 574.002
Form of Application 574.003
Appointment of Attorney 574.004
Duties of Attorney 574.005
Setting on Application 574.006
Notice 574.007
Disclosure of Information 574.008
Court Jurisdiction and Transfer 574.009
Requirement of Medical Examination 574.010
Independent Psychiatric Evaluation and Expert Testimony 574.011
Certificate of Medical Examination for Mental Illness 574.012
Recommendation for Treatment 574.013
Liberty Pending Hearing 574.014
Compilation of Mental Health Commitment Records 574.021
Motion for Order of Protective Custody 574.022
Issuance of Order 574.023
Apprehension Under Order 574.024
Appointment of Attorney 574.025
Probable Cause Hearing 574.026
Order for Continued Detention 574.027
Detention in Protective Custody 574.028
Release from Detention 574.031
General Provisions Relating to Hearing 574.032
Right to Jury 574.033
Release After Hearing 574.034
Order for Temporary Inpatient Mental Health Services 574.035
Order for Extended Inpatient Mental Health Services 574.036
Order of Care or Commitment 574.037
Court-ordered Outpatient Services 574.041
Designation of Facility 574.042
Commitment to Private Facility 574.043
Commitment to Federal Facility 574.044
Commitment to Facility of Texas Department of Criminal Justice 574.045
Transportation of Patient 574.046
Writ of Commitment 574.047
Transcript 574.048
Acknowledgment of Patient Delivery 574.061
Modification of Order for Inpatient Treatment 574.062
Motion for Modification of Order for Outpatient Treatment 574.063
Order for Temporary Detention 574.064
Apprehension and Release Under Temporary Detention Order 574.065
Order of Modification of Order for Outpatient Services 574.066
Renewal of Order for Extended Mental Health Services 574.067
Motion for Rehearing 574.068
Request for Reexamination 574.069
Hearing on Request for Reexamination 574.070
Appeal 574.081
Continuing Care Plan Before Furlough or Discharge 574.082
Pass or Furlough from Inpatient Care 574.083
Return to Facility Under Certificate of Facility Administrator or Court Order 574.084
Revocation of Furlough 574.0085
Associate Judges 574.085
Discharge on Expiration of Court Order 574.086
Discharge Before Expiration of Court Order 574.087
Certificate of Discharge 574.088
Relief from Disabilities in Mental Health Cases 574.089
Transportation Plan for Furlough or Discharge 574.101
Definitions 574.102
Application of Subchapter 574.103
Administration of Medication to Patient Under Court-ordered Mental Health Services 574.104
Physician’s Application for Order to Authorize Psychoactive Medication 574.105
Rights of Patient 574.106
Hearing and Order Authorizing Psychoactive Medication 574.107
Costs 574.108
Appeal 574.109
Effect of Order 574.110
Expiration of Order 574.0125
Identification of Person Responsible for Court-ordered Outpatient Mental Health Services 574.151
Applicability 574.152
Capacity to Consent to Voluntary Admission 574.153
Rights of Person Admitted to Voluntary Inpatient Treatment 574.154
Participation in Research Program 574.201
Application of Subchapter 574.202
Certain Testimony by Closed-circuit Video Teleconferencing Permitted 574.203
Use of Secure Electronic Communication Method in Certain Proceedings Under This Chapter 574.0345
Order for Temporary Outpatient Mental Health Services 574.0355
Order for Extended Outpatient Mental Health Services 574.0415
Information on Medications 574.0455
List of Qualified Transportation Service Providers 574.0456
Transportation of Patient to Another State 574.0665
Status Conference 574.1065
Finding that Patient Presents a Danger
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Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 574.202’s source at texas​.gov