Texas SB643 amends the county filing requirements for court-ordered mental health services applications.
Texas SB643 modifies the Health and Safety Code to specify that an application for court-ordered mental health services must be filed in the county where the proposed patient resides, is located at the time of filing, was apprehended under Chapter 573, or is receiving mental health services by court order or under Subchapter A, Chapter 573. This change applies only to applications submitted after the Act's effective date of September 1, 2025.
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