Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 81.199 — TRANSFER TO FEDERAL FACILITY

HS § 81.199Title 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

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The health authority or department may authorize the head of a health care facility to transfer a person to a federal agency if:

(1)the federal agency sends notice that facilities are available and that the patient is eligible for care or treatment in the facility;

(2)notice of the transfer is sent to the committing court; and

(3)the committing court enters an order approving the transfer.

Legislative history

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