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Tex. Health & Safety Code § 263.084

DISCHARGE OF PATIENTS

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff

(a) The superintendent shall temporarily or permanently discharge a patient from the hospital if the patient:

(1) is not sick or injured or recovers from the sickness or injury;

(2) wilfully or habitually violates hospital rules; or

(3) is not suitable for treatment for any other reason.

(b) The superintendent shall make a full report of a discharge of a patient from the hospital at the next meeting of the board of managers after the discharge.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.