Texas § 256.003 PROHIBITED DISCHARGE OF PATIENTS TO CERTAIN GROUP-CENTERED FACILITIES.

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§ 256.003 — PROHIBITED DISCHARGE OF PATIENTS TO CERTAIN GROUP-CENTERED FACILITIES.

Texas § 256.003

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Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 256.003 (2026).

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Sec. 256.003. PROHIBITED DISCHARGE OF PATIENTS TO CERTAIN GROUP-CENTERED FACILITIES.

(a)Subject to Subsection (b), a hospital or other health facility may discharge or otherwise release a patient to the care of a group home, boarding home facility, or similar group-centered facility only if the person who operates the group-centered facility holds a license or permit issued in accordance with applicable state law.

(b)A hospital or other health facility may discharge or otherwise release a patient to the care of a group home, boarding home facility, or similar group-centered facility operated by a person who does not hold a license or permit issued in accordance with applicable state law only if:

(1)no group-centered facility is operated in the county in which the patient is discharged b

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Sec. 256.003. PROHIBITED DISCHARGE OF PATIENTS TO CERTAIN GROUP-CENTERED FACILITIES. (a) Subject to Subsection (b), a hospital or other health facility may discharge or otherwise release a patient to the care of a group home, boarding home facility, or similar group-centered facility only if the person who operates the group-centered facility holds a license or permit issued in accordance with applicable state law.
(b) A hospital or other health facility may discharge or otherwise release a patient to the care of a group home, boarding home facility, or similar group-centered facility operated by a person who does not hold a license or permit issued in accordance with applicable state law only if:
(1) no group-centered facility is operated in the county in which the patient is discharged by a person who holds the applicable license or permit; or
(2) the patient voluntarily elects to reside in the group-centered facility of the unlicensed or unpermitted person.
(c) A hospital or other health facility is not liable for damages to a patient resulting from the patient's discharge or release to a group home, boarding home facility, or similar group-centered facility under Subsection (b).
(d) A local health authority may not issue an order authorizing a hospital or health facility to discharge or release a patient to a group-centered facility in a manner that conflicts with this section.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1045 (S.B. 186 ), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2023.

Nearby Sections

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§ 256.001

DEFINITIONS.

§ 256.002

REQUIRED SAFE PATIENT HANDLING AND MOVEMENT POLICY.

§ 256.003

PROHIBITED DISCHARGE OF PATIENTS TO CERTAIN GROUP-CENTERED FACILITIES.

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