Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 594.032
Transfer of Court-committed Resident

(a)

The director may transfer a resident committed to a residential care facility under Subchapter C (Application for Placement; Jurisdiction), Chapter 593 (Admission and Commitment to Intellectual Disability Services), to a state mental hospital for mental health care if:

(1)

an examination of the resident by a licensed physician indicates symptoms of mental illness to the extent that care, treatment, and rehabilitation in a state mental hospital is in the best interest of the resident;

(2)

the hospital administrator of the state mental hospital to which the resident is to be transferred agrees to the transfer; and

(3)

the director coordinates the transfer with the hospital administrator of the state mental hospital.

(b)

A resident transferred from a residential care facility to a state mental hospital may not remain in the hospital for longer than 30 consecutive days unless the transfer is authorized by a court order under this subchapter.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1463, eff. April 2, 2015.

Source: Section 594.032 — Transfer of Court-committed Resident, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­594.­htm#594.­032 (accessed Apr. 29, 2024).

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