Texas Health and Safety Code 1001.086 – Treatment Alternatives Training Curriculum for Judges and Attorneys
(a) The department, with input from the court of criminal appeals and the forensic director appointed under § 532.013, shall develop and maintain a training curriculum for judges and attorneys that provides information on inpatient and outpatient treatment alternatives to inpatient commitment to a state hospital for a patient whom a court is ordering to receive mental health services:
(1) to attain competency to stand trial under Chapter 46B, Code of Criminal Procedure; or
(2) following an acquittal by reason of insanity under Chapter 46C, Code of Criminal Procedure.
(b) The training curriculum developed and maintained under Subsection (a) must include a guide to treatment alternatives, other than inpatient treatment at a state hospital, from which a patient described by Subsection (a) may receive mental health services.
Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 1001.086
- Acquittal:
- Judgement that a criminal defendant has not been proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
- A verdict of "not guilty."
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.