Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE |
Title 2. HEALTH |
Subtitle D. PREVENTION, CONTROL, AND REPORTS OF DISEASES |
Chapter 81. COMMUNICABLE DISEASES |
Subchapter G. COURT ORDERS FOR MANAGEMENT OF PERSONS WITH COMMUNICABLE DISEASES |
Sec. 81.185. APPREHENSION AND RELEASE UNDER ORDER FOR TEMPORARY DETENTION
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(a) The order for temporary detention shall direct a peace officer to take the person into custody and immediately transport the person to an appropriate inpatient health care facility. The person shall be transported to a facility considered suitable by the health authority if an appropriate inpatient health care facility is not available.
(b) A person may be detained under a temporary detention order for not longer than 72 hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays, and the period prescribed by Section 81.165(b) for an extreme weather emergency.
(c) A facility head shall immediately release a person held under an order for temporary detention if the facility head does not receive notice that a modification hearing was held within the time prescribed by Subsection (b) at which the patient's continued detention was authorized.
(d) A person released from custody under Subsection (c) continues to be subject to the terms of the outpatient orders for the management of the person issued before the order for temporary detention, if the orders have not expired.