Texas Statutes
§ 594.044 — TRANSFER TO RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITY.
Texas § 594.044
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Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 594.044 (2026).
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Sec. 594.044. TRANSFER TO RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITY.
(a)Except as provided by Section 594.045 , a resident who is transferred to a state mental hospital and no longer requires treatment in a state mental hospital but requires treatment in a residential care facility shall be returned to the residential care facility from which the resident was transferred.
(b)The hospital administrator of the state mental hospital shall notify the director of the facility from which the resident was transferred that hospitalization in a state mental hospital is not necessary or appropriate for the resident. The director shall immediately provide for the return of the resident to the facility.
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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. 3.1466, eff. April 2, 2015.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219 ), Sec. 3.1467, 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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