Title 5 › Chapter 262 › Subchapter E

Texas Family Code § 262.351

Definitions

Procedures in Suit by Governmental Entity to Protect Health and Safety of Child · Relinquishing Child to Obtain Certain Services

In this subchapter:

(1) "Commission" means the Health and Human Services Commission.

(1-a) "Department" means the Department of Family and Protective Services.

(1-b) "Relinquishment avoidance program" means the Health and Human Services Commission's program that provides mental health services to a child with a severe emotional disturbance without the child entering the managing conservatorship of the department.

(2) "Severe emotional disturbance" has the meaning assigned by Section 261.001.

Official text of the Texas Family Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1142 (S.B. 44), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2013.

Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 579 (S.B. 642), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2021.

This section refers to

§ 261.001