Texas Health and Safety Code
§ 81.186 — ORDER OF MODIFICATION OF ORDER FOR OUTPATIENT SERVICES
HS § 81.186Title 2. HEALTH · Part D. PREVENTION, CONTROL, AND REPORTS OF DISEASES; PUBLIC HEALTH DISASTERS AND EMERGENCIES · Ch. 81. COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; PUBLIC HEALTH DISASTERS; PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES · Art. G. COURT ORDERS FOR MANAGEMENT OF PERSONS WITH COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
Statute text
View on source(a)The court may modify an order for outpatient services at the modification hearing if the court determines that the person continues to meet the applicable criteria for court orders for the management of a person with a communicable disease and that:
(1)the person has not complied with the court's order; or
(2)the person's condition has deteriorated to the extent that outpatient services are no longer appropriate.
(b)The court's decision to modify an order must be supported by an affidavit of medical evaluation prepared by the health authority or department.
(c)A court may refuse to modify the order and may direct the person to continue to participate in outpatient health services in accordance with the original order even if the criteria prescribed by Subsection (a) have been met.
(d)A modification may include:
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Legislative history
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.