1. (a) If a defendant is convicted of a state jail felony and the sentence is executed, the judge sentencing the defendant may release the defendant to a medical care facility or medical treatment program if the Texas Correctional Office on Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments:

   1. (1) identifies the defendant as:

      1. (A) being a person who is elderly or terminally ill or a person with a physical disability;
      2. (B) being a person with mental illness or an intellectual disability; or
      3. (C) having a condition requiring long-term care; and

   2. (2) in cooperation with the community supervision and corrections department serving the sentencing court, prepares for the defendant a medically recommended intensive supervision plan that:

      1. (A) ensures appropriate supervision of the defendant; and
      2. (B) requires the defendant to remain under the care of a physician at the facility or in the program.
2. (b) If a defendant released to a medical care facility or medical treatment program under Subsection (a) violates the terms of that release, the judge may dispose of the matter as provided by Articles 42A.556 and 42A.558(a).

Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 770 (H.B. 2299), Sec. 1.01, eff. January 1, 2017.