Sec. 574.089. TRANSPORTATION PLAN FOR FURLOUGH OR DISCHARGE


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  • (a) The facility administrator of a mental health facility, in conjunction with the local mental health authority, shall create a transportation plan for a person scheduled to be furloughed or discharged from the facility.

    (b) The transportation plan must account for the capacity of the person, must be in writing, and must specify:

    (1) who is responsible for transporting the person;

    (2) when the person will be transported; and

    (3) where the person will arrive.

    (c) If the person consents, the facility administrator shall forward the transportation plan to a family member of the person before the person is transported.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1020 , Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.