Texas Family Code

§ 55.06 — CRITERIA FOR COURT-ORDERED RESIDENTIAL INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY SERVICES FOR CHILD

FA § 55.06Title 3. JUVENILE JUSTICE CODE · Ch. 55. PROCEEDINGS CONCERNING CHILDREN WITH MENTAL ILLNESS OR INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

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A child may not be court-ordered to receive services at a residential care facility unless:

(1)the child is a child with an intellectual disability;

(2)evidence is presented showing that because of the child's intellectual disability, the child:

(A)represents a substantial risk of physical impairment or injury to the child or others; or

(B)is unable to provide for and is not providing for the child's most basic personal physical needs;

(3)the child cannot be adequately and appropriately habilitated in an available, less restrictive setting;

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1166 (S.B. 1585), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2023.