Texas Statutes
§ 81.196 — DISCHARGE BEFORE EXPIRATION OF COURT ORDER.
Texas § 81.196
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Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 81.196 (2026).
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Sec. 81.196. DISCHARGE BEFORE EXPIRATION OF COURT ORDER.
(a)The health authority or department may direct the head of a facility to which a person was committed for inpatient health services or that provides outpatient health services to discharge the person at any time before the court order expires if the health authority or department determines that the person no longer meets the criteria for court-ordered health services.
(b)The health authority or department shall consider before discharging the person whether the person should receive outpatient health services in accordance with:
(1)a court order; or
(2)a modified order under Section 81.182 that directs the person to participate in outpatient health services.
(c)A discharge under Subsection (a) terminates the court order.
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Legislative History
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Nearby Sections
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§ 81.001
SHORT TITLE.§ 81.003
DEFINITIONS.§ 81.004
ADMINISTRATION OF CHAPTER.§ 81.005
CONTRACTS.§ 81.006
FUNDS.§ 81.007
LIMITATION ON LIABILITY.§ 81.011
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