Texas § 594.032 TRANSFER OF COURT-COMMITTED RESIDENT.

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§ 594.032 — TRANSFER OF COURT-COMMITTED RESIDENT.

Texas § 594.032

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Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 594.032 (2026).

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Sec. 594.032. TRANSFER OF COURT-COMMITTED RESIDENT.

(a)The director may transfer a resident committed to a residential care facility under Subchapter C , Chapter 593 , 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 l

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Sec. 594.032. TRANSFER OF COURT-COMMITTED RESIDENT. (a) The director may transfer a resident committed to a residential care facility under Subchapter C , Chapter 593 , 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.

Legislative History

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.