Sec. 594.042. HEARING DETERMINATION. The court by order shall approve the transfer of the resident to a state mental hospital if the court or jury determines that the resident:

(1) is a person with mental illness; and

(2) requires a transfer to a state mental hospital for treatment for the resident's own welfare and protection or for the protection of others.

Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.