Texas Family Code - FAM § 55.56. Report That Child Has Mental Illness; Initiation of Proceedings for Court-Ordered Mental Health Services

If a report submitted under Section 55.54(b) states that a child is a child with mental illness and that the child meets the criteria for court-ordered mental health services under Section 55.05Subtitle C, Title 7, Health and Safety Code, the director of the public or private facility or alternative setting, as appropriate, shall submit to the court two certificates of medical examination for mental illness, as described by Subchapter A, Chapter 574, Health and Safety Code. On receipt of the certificates, the court shall: