
§ 51.21. MENTAL HEALTH SCREENING AND REFERRAL.  (a) A 
probation department that administers the mental health screening 
instrument or clinical assessment required by Section 141.042(e), 
Human Resources Code, shall refer the child to the local mental 
health authority for assessment and evaluation if:
		(1)  the child's scores on the screening instrument or 
clinical assessment indicate a need for further mental health 
assessment and evaluation;  and
		(2)  the department and child do not have access to an 
internal, contract, or private mental health professional.
	(b)  A probation department shall report each referral of a 
child to a local mental health authority made under Subsection (a) 
to the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission in a format specified by 
the commission.

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 949, § 8, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.

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