Texas § 555.003 DETERMINATION OF HIGH-RISK ALLEGED OFFENDER STATUS.

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§ 555.003 — DETERMINATION OF HIGH-RISK ALLEGED OFFENDER STATUS.

Texas § 555.003

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Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 555.003 (2026).

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Sec. 555.003. DETERMINATION OF HIGH-RISK ALLEGED OFFENDER STATUS.

(a)Not later than the 30th day after the date an alleged offender resident is first committed to a state supported living center and, if the resident is classified as a high-risk alleged offender resident, annually on the anniversary of that date, an interdisciplinary team shall determine whether the alleged offender resident is at risk of inflicting substantial physical harm to another and should be classified or remain classified as a high-risk alleged offender resident.

(b)In making a determination under Subsection (a), the interdisciplinary team shall document and collect evidence regarding the reason the alleged offender resident is determined to be at risk of inflicting substantial physical harm to another.

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Sec. 555.003. DETERMINATION OF HIGH-RISK ALLEGED OFFENDER STATUS. (a) Not later than the 30th day after the date an alleged offender resident is first committed to a state supported living center and, if the resident is classified as a high-risk alleged offender resident, annually on the anniversary of that date, an interdisciplinary team shall determine whether the alleged offender resident is at risk of inflicting substantial physical harm to another and should be classified or remain classified as a high-risk alleged offender resident.
(b) In making a determination under Subsection (a), the interdisciplinary team shall document and collect evidence regarding the reason the alleged offender resident is determined to be at risk of inflicting substantial physical harm to another.
(c) The interdisciplinary team shall provide the team's findings regarding whether the alleged offender resident is at risk of inflicting substantial physical harm to another and the documentation and evidence collected under this section to:
(1) the department;
(2) the director of the state supported living center;
(3) the independent ombudsman;
(4) the alleged offender resident or the alleged offender resident's parent if the resident is a minor; and
(5) the alleged offender resident's legally authorized representative.
(d) An alleged offender resident who is determined to be at risk of inflicting substantial physical harm to another and is classified as a high-risk alleged offender resident is entitled to an administrative hearing with the department to contest that determination and classification.
(e) An individual who has exhausted the administrative remedies provided by Subsection (d) may bring a suit to appeal the determination and classification in district court in Travis County. The suit must be filed not later than the 30th day after the date the final order in the administrative hearing is provided to the individual. An appeal under this section is by trial de novo.
SUBCHAPTER B. POWERS AND DUTIES