{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-55.06","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Family Code § 55.06","heading":"CRITERIA FOR COURT-ORDERED RESIDENTIAL INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY SERVICES FOR CHILD.","body":"A child may not be court-ordered to receive services at a residential care facility unless:\n(1) the child is a child with an intellectual disability;\n(2) evidence is presented showing that because of the child's intellectual disability, the child:\n(A) represents a substantial risk of physical impairment or injury to the child or others; or\n(B) is unable to provide for and is not providing for the child's most basic personal physical needs;\n(3) the child cannot be adequately and appropriately habilitated in an available, less restrictive setting;\n(4) the residential care facility provides habilitative services, care, training, and treatment appropriate to the child's needs; and\n(5) an interdisciplinary team recommends placement in the residential care facility.\nAdded by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1166 (S.B. 1585), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2023.","path":["FAMILY CODE","TITLE 3. JUVENILE JUSTICE CODE","CHAPTER 55. PROCEEDINGS CONCERNING CHILDREN WITH MENTAL ILLNESS OR INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.55.htm#55.06","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:10Z","sha256":"58758a781386288c88fe9a80872a26b53a39b9a836ac017a17aeab693cdba915","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-55.05","next":"us-tx/tex.-family-code-55.11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}