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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81.199: TRANSFER TO FEDERAL FACILITY.
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- HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
- TITLE 2. HEALTH
- SUBTITLE D. PREVENTION, CONTROL, AND REPORTS OF DISEASES; PUBLIC HEALTH DISASTERS AND EMERGENCIES
- CHAPTER 81. COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; PUBLIC HEALTH DISASTERS; PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES
- SUBCHAPTER G. COURT ORDERS FOR MANAGEMENT OF PERSONS WITH COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
The health authority or department may authorize the head of a health care facility to transfer a person to a federal agency if:
(1) the federal agency sends notice that facilities are available and that the patient is eligible for care or treatment in the facility;
(2) notice of the transfer is sent to the committing court; and
(3) the committing court enters an order approving the transfer.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
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