Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 46B.077. Individual Treatment Program
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Art. 46B.077. INDIVIDUAL TREATMENT PROGRAM. (a) The
facility to which the defendant is committed shall:
(1) develop an individual program of treatment;
(2) assess and evaluate whether the defendant will obtain
competency in the foreseeable future; and
(3) report to the court and to the local mental health
authority or to the local mental retardation authority on the
defendant's progress toward achieving competency.
(b) If the defendant is committed to an inpatient mental
health facility or to a residential care facility, the facility
shall report to the court at least once during the commitment
period. If the defendant is released to a treatment program not
provided by an inpatient mental health facility or a residential
care facility, the treatment program shall report to the court:
(1) not later than the 14th day after the date on which the
defendant's treatment begins; and
(2) until the defendant is no longer released to the
treatment program, at least once during each 30-day period
following the date of the report required by Subdivision (1).
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 35, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.
Article: 46B.055 46B.071 46B.072 46B.073 46B.074 46B.075 46B.076 46B.077 46B.078 46B.079 46B.080 46B.081 46B.082 46B.083 46B.084
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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