{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-462.077","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 462.077","heading":"PASS OR FURLOUGH FROM INPATIENT CARE.","body":"(a) The facility administrator may permit a patient admitted to the facility under an order for inpatient services to leave the facility under a pass or furlough.\n(b) A pass authorizes the patient to leave the facility for not more than 72 hours. A furlough authorizes the patient to leave for a longer period.\n(c) The pass or furlough may be subject to specified conditions.\n(d) When a patient is furloughed, the facility administrator shall notify the court that issued the commitment order.\nAmended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 175, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 6. FOOD, DRUGS, ALCOHOL, AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES","SUBTITLE B. ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAMS","CHAPTER 462. TREATMENT OF PERSONS WITH CHEMICAL DEPENDENCIES","SUBCHAPTER D. COURT-ORDERED TREATMENT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.462.htm#462.077","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"68f8b83365b00c0015d091b86fa79133c38bca85a5984ed2a330c02f903429b0","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-462.076","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-462.078"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}