Texas § 614.019 PROGRAMS FOR JUVENILES.

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§ 614.019 — PROGRAMS FOR JUVENILES.

Texas § 614.019

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Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 614.019 (2026).

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Sec. 614.019. PROGRAMS FOR JUVENILES.

(a)The office, in cooperation with the Department of State Health Services, the Department of Family and Protective Services, the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, and the Texas Education Agency, may establish and maintain programs, building on existing successful efforts in communities, to address prevention, intervention, and continuity of care for juveniles with mental health and substance abuse disorders.

(b)A child with mental illness who is receiving continuity of care services during parole from the Texas Juvenile Justice Department and who is no longer eligible to receive services from a local mental health authority when the child becomes 17 years of age because the child does not meet the requirements of a local service area plan under Sec

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Sec. 614.019. PROGRAMS FOR JUVENILES. (a) The office, in cooperation with the Department of State Health Services, the Department of Family and Protective Services, the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, and the Texas Education Agency, may establish and maintain programs, building on existing successful efforts in communities, to address prevention, intervention, and continuity of care for juveniles with mental health and substance abuse disorders.
(b) A child with mental illness who is receiving continuity of care services during parole from the Texas Juvenile Justice Department and who is no longer eligible to receive services from a local mental health authority when the child becomes 17 years of age because the child does not meet the requirements of a local service area plan under Section 533.0352 (a) may continue to receive continuity of care services from the office until the child completes the child's parole.
(c) A child with mental illness or an intellectual disability who is discharged from the Texas Juvenile Justice Department under Section 244.011 , Human Resources Code, may receive continuity of care services from the office for a minimum of 90 days after discharge from the department and for as long as necessary for the child to demonstrate sufficient stability to transition successfully to mental health or intellectual disability services provided by a local mental health or intellectual and developmental disability authority.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 328, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 856, Sec. 19, eff. Sept. 1, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1038 (H.B. 4451 ), Sec. 3, eff. June 19, 2009. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 653 ), Sec. 3.015, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219 ), Sec. 3.1497, eff. April 2, 2015.