Texas § 462.080 RELEASE FROM COURT-ORDERED TREATMENT.

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§ 462.080 — RELEASE FROM COURT-ORDERED TREATMENT.

Texas § 462.080

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Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 462.080 (2026).

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Sec. 462.080. RELEASE FROM COURT-ORDERED TREATMENT.

(a)The administrator of a facility to which a person has been committed for treatment shall discharge the person when the court order expires.

(b)The administrator may discharge a patient before the court order expires if the administrator or physician treating the patient determines that the patient no longer meets the criteria for court-ordered treatment.

(c)The administrator of a facility to which the patient has been committed for inpatient services shall consider before discharging the patient whether the patient should receive outpatient court-ordered care or services in accordance with:

(1)a furlough under Section 462.077 ; or

(2)a modified order under Section 462.073 that directs the patient to participate in outpatient treat

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Sec. 462.080. RELEASE FROM COURT-ORDERED TREATMENT. (a) The administrator of a facility to which a person has been committed for treatment shall discharge the person when the court order expires.
(b) The administrator may discharge a patient before the court order expires if the administrator or physician treating the patient determines that the patient no longer meets the criteria for court-ordered treatment.
(c) The administrator of a facility to which the patient has been committed for inpatient services shall consider before discharging the patient whether the patient should receive outpatient court-ordered care or services in accordance with:
(1) a furlough under Section 462.077 ; or
(2) a modified order under Section 462.073 that directs the patient to participate in outpatient treatment.
(d) A discharge terminates the court order, and the person discharged may not be compelled to submit to involuntary treatment unless a new order is issued in accordance with this subchapter.
(e) When a person is discharged under this section, the administrator shall prepare a certificate of discharge and file it with the court that issued the order.

Legislative History

Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 175, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Amended by: Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 716 (H.B. 171 ), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2025.