Art. 46B.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Inpatient mental health facility" has the meaning assigned by Section 571.003, Health and Safety Code.
(2) "Intellectual disability" has the meaning assigned by Section 591.003, Health and Safety Code.
(3) "Local mental health authority" has the meaning assigned by Section 571.003, Health and Safety Code.
(4) "Local intellectual and developmental disability authority" has the meaning assigned by Section 531.002, Health and Safety Code.
(5) "Mental health facility" has the meaning assigned by Section 571.003, Health and Safety Code.
(6) "Mental illness" has the meaning assigned by Section 571.003, Health and Safety Code.
(7) "Residential care facility" has the meaning assigned by Section 591.003, Health and Safety Code.
(8) "Electronic broadcast system" means a two-way electronic communication of image and sound between the defendant and the court and includes secure Internet videoconferencing.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 35, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 324 (S.B. 679), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 6.006, eff. April 2, 2015.
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