Sec. 575.016. TRANSFER FROM FACILITY OF TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE. (a) The Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall transfer a patient committed to an inpatient mental health facility under Section 574.044 to a noncorrectional mental health facility on the day the inmate is released on parole or mandatory supervision.
(b) A patient transferred to a department mental health facility shall be transferred as prescribed by Section 575.011 or 575.012 to the facility that serves the location to which the patient is released on parole or mandatory supervision.
(c) The mental health facility to which a patient is transferred under this section is solely responsible for the patient's treatment.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 25.110, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 25.111, eff. September 1, 2009.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability
Subtitle C - Texas Mental Health Code
Chapter 575 - Admission and Transfer Procedures for Inpatient Services
Subchapter B. Transfer Procedures
Section 575.011. Transfer to Department Mental Health Facility or Local Mental Health Authority
Section 575.013. Transfer of Person With an Intellectual Disability to State Supported Living Center
Section 575.014. Transfer to Private Mental Hospital
Section 575.015. Transfer to Federal Facility
Section 575.016. Transfer From Facility of Texas Department of Criminal Justice