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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE |
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Title 7. MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL RETARDATION |
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Subtitle A. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL RETARDATION |
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Chapter 533. POWERS AND DUTIES |
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Subchapter A. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES |
Sec. 533.011. RETURN OF PERSON WITH MENTAL RETARDATION TO STATE OF RESIDENCE
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(a) The department may return a nonresident person with mental retardation who is committed to a facility for persons with mental retardation in this state to the proper agency of the person's state of residence.
(b) The department may permit the return of a resident of this state who is committed to a facility for persons with mental retardation in another state.
(c) The department may enter into reciprocal agreements with the proper agencies of other states to facilitate the return of persons committed to facilities for persons with mental retardation in this state or another state to the state of their residence.
(d) The superintendent of a department facility for persons with mental retardation may detain for not more than 96 hours pending a court order in a commitment proceeding in this state a person with mental retardation returned to this state.
(e) The state returning a person with mental retardation to another state shall bear the expenses of returning the person.