Texas Statutes
§ 594.041 — MEDICAL EVIDENCE.
Texas § 594.041
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Bluebook
Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 594.041 (2026).
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Sec. 594.041. MEDICAL EVIDENCE.
(a)At least two physicians, at least one of whom must be a psychiatrist, must testify at the transfer hearing. The physicians must have examined the resident not earlier than the 15th day before the date set for the hearing.
(b)A person may not be transferred to a state mental hospital except on competent medical or psychiatric testimony.
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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. 3.1465, eff. April 2, 2015.
Nearby Sections
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§ 594.001
APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.§ 594.002
LEAVE; FURLOUGH.§ 594.003
HABEAS CORPUS.§ 594.011
SERVICE PROVIDER.§ 594.014
RIGHT TO ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING.§ 594.015
ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING.§ 594.016
DECISION.§ 594.017
APPEAL.§ 594.018
NOTICE TO COMMITTING COURT.§ 594.019
ALTERNATIVE SERVICES.§ 594.0301
DEFINITION.§ 594.031
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Bluebook (online)
Texas § 594.041, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tx/HS/594.041.