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TITLE 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 904 - CONTINUITY OF SERVICES--STATE FACILITIES
SUBCHAPTER B - ADMISSION AND COMMITMENT
SECTION/RULE §904.31 - Criteria for Placement of a Minor in a State MR Facility for Assessment Under the Texas Family Code
Chapter Review Date 05/03/2024

(a) In accordance with Texas Family Code, §55.33, a minor in the juvenile justice system may be placed in a state MR facility for not more than 90 calendar days if:(1) the minor is found to be unfit to proceed; and(2) the juvenile court determines that the minor meets the commitment criteria described in §412.257 of this title (relating to Criteria for Commitment of a Minor to a State MR Facility Under the PMRA).(b) In accordance with Texas Family Code, §55.52, a minor in the juvenile justice system may be placed in a state MR facility for not more than 90 calendar days if:(1) the minor is found to lack responsibility for the minor's actions; and(2) the juvenile court determines that the minor meets the commitment criteria described in §412.257 of this title (relating to Criteria for Commitment of a Minor to a State MR Facility Under the PMRA).

Source Note: The provisions of this §904.31 adopted to be effective January 1, 2001, 25 TexReg 12746; transferred effective September 1, 2004, as published in the Texas Register September 10, 2004, 29 TexReg 8841; transferred effective September 1, 2023, as published in the August 11, 2023, issue of the Texas Register, 48 TexReg 4397.

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