Sec. 1. The superintendent of a facility to which an individual was committed under IC 12-26-6 or IC 12-26-7 or to which the individual's commitment was transferred under this chapter, may transfer the commitment of the individual to:
(1) a state institution;
(2) a community mental health center;
(3) a community intellectual disability and other developmental disabilities center;
(4) a federal facility;
(5) a psychiatric unit of a hospital licensed under IC 16-21;
(6) a private psychiatric facility licensed under IC 12-25;
(7) a community residential program for the developmentally disabled described in IC 12-11-1.1-1(e)(1) or IC 12-11-1.1-1(e)(2); or
(8) an intermediate care facility for individuals with intellectual disabilities (ICF/IID) that is licensed under IC 16-28 and is not owned by the state;
if the transfer is likely to be in the best interest of the individual or other patients.