A voluntary resident may not be transferred to a state mental hospital without legally adequate consent to the transfer.
Tex. Health & Safety Code § 594.031
TRANSFER OF VOLUNTARY RESIDENT
Known as the Persons with an Intellectual Disability Act
The act spans §§ 591–597 (170 sections).
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.