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TITLE 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 306 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DELIVERY SYSTEM
SUBCHAPTER D - MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES--ADMISSION, DISCHARGE, AND CONTINUITY OF CARE
SECTION/RULE §306.194 - Transfers Between a State Hospital and Another Facility in Texas
Chapter Review Date 07/23/2024

(a) In accordance with Texas Health and Safety Code §575.011, §575.014, and §575.017, an individual may transfer between a state hospital and a psychiatric hospital not operated by HHSC. The state hospital must notify the designated LMHA or LBHA of the transfer. A state hospital must not transfer an individual voluntarily receiving treatment without the consent of the individual or LAR who made the request for voluntary admission in accordance with §306.175(a)(1) of this subchapter (relating to Voluntary Admission Criteria for a State Hospital or a Facility with a Contracted Psychiatric Bed). (b) In accordance with Texas Health and Safety Code §575.015, an individual may transfer from a state hospital to a federal agency. The transferring state hospital must notify the designated LMHA or LBHA of the transfer. (c) In accordance with Texas Health and Safety Code §575.016 and §575.017, an individual may transfer from a facility of the institutional division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to a state hospital.

Source Note: The provisions of this §306.194 adopted to be effective May 20, 2020, 45 TexReg 3301; amended to be effective February 23, 2025, 50 TexReg 997.

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