{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-593.030","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 593.030","heading":"WITHDRAWAL FROM SERVICES.","body":"A resident voluntarily admitted to a residential care facility may not be detained more than 96 hours after the time the resident, the resident's parents if the resident is a minor, or the guardian of the resident's person requests discharge of the resident as provided by department rules, unless:\n(1) the facility director determines that the resident's condition or other circumstances are such that the resident cannot be discharged without endangering the safety of the resident or the general public;\n(2) the facility director files an application for judicial commitment under Section 593.041; and\n(3) a court issues a protective custody order under Section 593.044 pending a final determination on the application.\nAdded by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1443, eff. April 2, 2015.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 7. MENTAL HEALTH AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY","SUBTITLE D. PERSONS WITH AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY ACT","CHAPTER 593. ADMISSION AND COMMITMENT TO INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER B. APPLICATION AND ADMISSION TO VOLUNTARY INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY SERVICES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.593.htm#593.030","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"fd344a082e852c2041a17339740177e20ad90f868ce63983d392fc2e9b31fe07","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-593.029","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-593.041"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}