Tex. Health & Safety Code § 593.030 · Subchapter B. APPLICATION AND ADMISSION TO VOLUNTARY INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY SERVICES
WITHDRAWAL FROM SERVICES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
A resident voluntarily admitted to a residential care facility may not be detained more than 96 hours after the time the resident, the resident's parents if the resident is a minor, or the guardian of the resident's person requests discharge of the resident as provided by department rules, unless:
(1) the facility director determines that the resident's condition or other circumstances are such that the resident cannot be discharged without endangering the safety of the resident or the general public;
(2) the facility director files an application for judicial commitment under Section 593.041; and
(3) a court issues a protective custody order under Section 593.044 pending a final determination on the application.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1443, eff. April 2, 2015.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.593.htm
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