Texas HB2405 modifies emergency detention procedures for individuals with mental illness and establishes best practices for courts handling such.

Texas HB2405 amends the Health and Safety Code to allow peace officers to transport individuals with mental illness to appropriate mental hospitals without a court order if certain conditions are met. It also mandates that mental health facilities temporarily accept individuals for emergency detention and outlines procedures for transferring individuals to more suitable facilities. The bill requires the Office of Court Administration to develop best practices for courts, ensuring judges or magistrates are available 24/7 for emergency detention applications.

Texas HB2405 modifies emergency detention procedures for individuals with mental illness and establishes best practices for courts handling such.

Texas HB2405 amends the Health and Safety Code to allow peace officers to transport individuals with mental illness to appropriate mental hospitals without a court order if certain conditions are met. It also mandates that mental health facilities temporarily accept individuals for emergency detention and outlines procedures for transferring individuals to more suitable facilities. The bill requires the Office of Court Administration to develop best practices for courts, ensuring judges or magistrates are available 24/7 for emergency detention applications.