Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE |
Title 7. MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL RETARDATION |
Subtitle E. SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO MENTAL ILLNESS AND MENTAL RETARDATION |
Chapter 612. INTERSTATE COMPACT ON MENTAL HEALTH |
Sec. 612.007. REQUIREMENTS AFFECTING TRANSFERS OF CERTAIN PATIENTS
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(a) The compact administrator shall consult with the immediate family of any person proposed to be transferred.
(b) If a person is proposed to be transferred from an institution in this state to an institution in another state that is a party to the compact, the compact administrator may not take final action without the approval of the district court of the district in which the person resides.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.