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Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 81.194 — RETURN TO FACILITY

HS § 81.194Title 2. HEALTH · Part D. PREVENTION, CONTROL, AND REPORTS OF DISEASES; PUBLIC HEALTH DISASTERS AND EMERGENCIES · Ch. 81. COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; PUBLIC HEALTH DISASTERS; PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES · Art. G. COURT ORDERS FOR MANAGEMENT OF PERSONS WITH COMMUNICABLE DISEASES

Statute text

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(a)If a person is permitted to leave a facility under Section 81.193, the head of the facility may have the person taken into custody, detained, and returned to the facility by:
(1)signing a certificate authorizing the person's return; or
(2)filing the certificate with a magistrate and requesting the magistrate to order the person's return.
(b)The health authority or department may also have a person returned by signing the certificate authorized by Subsection (a)(1).
(c)A magistrate may issue an order directing a peace officer to take a person into custody and return the person to the facility if the head of the facility, health authority, or department files the certificate as prescribed by this section.
(d)The head of the facility, health authority, or department may sign or file the certificate on a reasonable belief that:
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Legislative history

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.

Source: Texas Health and Safety Code § 81.194 from the Texas Constitution and Statutes (Texas Legislature) (public record). DecisionDepot is for informational use only and is not legal advice — verify against the official source before relying on this text.