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Texas Health and Safety Code - HEALTH & SAFETY § 594.045. Return of Court-Ordered Transfer Resident

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) If a resident has been transferred to a state mental hospital under a court order under this subchapter, the hospital administrator of the state mental hospital shall:

(1) send a certificate to the committing court stating that the resident does not require hospitalization in a state mental hospital but requires care in a residential care facility because of the resident's intellectual disability; and

(2) request that the resident be transferred to a residential care facility.

(b) The transfer may be made only if the judge of the committing court approves the transfer as provided by Section 575.013.

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