Texas § 501.068 MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT FOR CERTAIN INMATES.

Texas Statutes

§ 501.068 — MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT FOR CERTAIN INMATES.

Texas § 501.068

Code GVGovernment Code

This text of Texas § 501.068 (MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT FOR CERTAIN INMATES.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Texas primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Tex. Government Code Code Ann. § 501.068 (2026).

Text

Sec. 501.068. MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT FOR CERTAIN INMATES.

(a)Before the department may confine an inmate in administrative segregation, an appropriate medical or mental health care professional must perform a mental health assessment of the inmate.

(b)The department may not confine an inmate in administrative segregation if the assessment performed under Subsection (a) indicates that type of confinement is not appropriate for the inmate's medical or mental health.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Sec. 501.068. MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT FOR CERTAIN INMATES. (a) Before the department may confine an inmate in administrative segregation, an appropriate medical or mental health care professional must perform a mental health assessment of the inmate.
(b) The department may not confine an inmate in administrative segregation if the assessment performed under Subsection (a) indicates that type of confinement is not appropriate for the inmate's medical or mental health.