# Tex. Estates Code § 1151.053: COMMITMENT OF WARD

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ces_C1151_S1151.053

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Estates Code § 1151.053
- **Heading:** COMMITMENT OF WARD
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1151 / Section 1151.053

## Text

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) or (c), a guardian may not voluntarily admit a ward to a public or private inpatient psychiatric facility operated by the Department of State Health Services for care and treatment or to a residential facility operated by the Department of Aging and Disability Services for care and treatment. If care and treatment in a psychiatric or residential facility is necessary, the ward or the ward's guardian may:

(1) apply for services under Section 593.027 or 593.028, Health and Safety Code;

(2) apply to a court to commit the person under Subtitle C or D, Title 7, Health and Safety Code, or Chapter 462, Health and Safety Code; or

(3) transport the ward to an inpatient mental health facility for a preliminary examination in accordance with Subchapters A and C, Chapter 573, Health and Safety Code.

(b) A guardian of a person younger than 18 years of age may voluntarily admit the ward to a public or private inpatient psychiatric facility for care and treatment.

(c) A guardian of a person may voluntarily admit an incapacitated person to a residential care facility for emergency care or respite care under Section 593.027 or 593.028, Health and Safety Code.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Estates Code § 1151.001 § 1151.001. RIGHTS AND POWERS RETAINED BY WARD.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ces_C1151_S1151.001.md)
- [Tex. Estates Code § 1151.002 § 1151.002. RIGHTS OF GOOD FAITH PURCHASERS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ces_C1151_S1151.002.md)
- [Tex. Estates Code § 1151.003 § 1151.003. GUARDIAN MAY NOT DISPUTE WARD'S RIGHT TO PROPERTY; EXCEPTION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ces_C1151_S1151.003.md)
- [Tex. Estates Code § 1151.004 § 1151.004. POWERS AND DUTIES OF PERSON SERVING AS GUARDIAN OF BOTH PERSON AND ESTATE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ces_C1151_S1151.004.md)
- [Tex. Estates Code § 1151.005 § 1151.005. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IN WHICH WARD IS PARTY OR WITNESS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ces_C1151_S1151.005.md)
- [Tex. Estates Code § 1151.006 § 1151.006. GUARDIAN'S DUTY TO NOTIFY COURT OF CHANGES CONCERNING CARE AND CUSTODY OF WARD; CLERK'S DUTY TO OBTAIN CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ces_C1151_S1151.006.md)
- [Tex. Estates Code § 1151.051 § 1151.051. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF GUARDIANS OF THE PERSON.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ces_C1151_S1151.051.md)
- [Tex. Estates Code § 1151.052 § 1151.052. CARE OF ADULT WARD.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ces_C1151_S1151.052.md)
- [Tex. Estates Code § 1151.053 § 1151.053. COMMITMENT OF WARD.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ces_C1151_S1151.053.md)
- [Tex. Estates Code § 1151.054 § 1151.054. ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ces_C1151_S1151.054.md)
- [Tex. Estates Code § 1151.055 § 1151.055. APPLICATION BY CERTAIN RELATIVES FOR ACCESS TO WARD; HEARING AND COURT ORDER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ces_C1151_S1151.055.md)
- [Tex. Estates Code § 1151.056 § 1151.056. GUARDIAN'S DUTY TO INFORM CERTAIN RELATIVES ABOUT WARD'S HEALTH AND RESIDENCE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ces_C1151_S1151.056.md)
- [Tex. Estates Code § 1151.101 § 1151.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ces_C1151_S1151.101.md)
- [Tex. Estates Code § 1151.102 § 1151.102. EXERCISE OF AUTHORITY UNDER COURT ORDER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ces_C1151_S1151.102.md)

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