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Tex. Health & Safety Code § 81.193

PASS FROM INPATIENT CARE

Known as the Communicable Disease Prevention and Control Act

The act spans §§ 81–81 (155 sections).

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

(a) The head of a facility may permit a person admitted to the facility under order for extended inpatient management of a person with a communicable disease to leave the facility under a pass.

(b) A pass authorizes the person to leave the facility for not more than 72 hours.

(c) The pass may be subject to specified conditions.

(d) A pass may not be authorized without the concurrence of the health authority or department.

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