Tex. Health & Safety Code § 574.082 · Subchapter F. FURLOUGH, DISCHARGE, AND TERMINATION OF COURT-ORDERED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
PASS OR FURLOUGH FROM INPATIENT CARE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The facility administrator may permit a patient admitted to the facility under an order for temporary or extended inpatient mental health services to leave the facility under a pass or furlough.
(b) A pass authorizes the patient to leave the facility for not more than 72 hours. A furlough authorizes the patient to leave for a longer period.
(c) The pass or furlough may be subject to specified conditions.
(d) When a patient is furloughed, the facility administrator shall notify the court that issued the commitment order.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.574.htm
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