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Health and Safety Code §615.001

In force on Jul 27, 2018 · this text took effect Apr 02, 2015 · same as today's text

COUNTY RESPONSIBILITY

Each commissioners court shall provide for the support of a person with mental illness or an intellectual disability who is: (1) a resident of the county; (2) unable to provide self-support; and (3) cannot be admitted to a state mental health or intellectual disability facility.

History: Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219 ), Sec. 3.1500, eff. April 2, 2015.

Source: the Legislature's file server, seen Nov 08, 2026.

Every version on file

Effective Apr 02, 2015 · seen Nov 2026–Nov 2026

Attorney General opinions that cite it

KP-0237 (Jul 27, 2018): Whether a county may provide funding to a school district for grounds maintenance, a iibrary, and law enforcement and funding to a hospital district for purchase of a mental health facility

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