Sec. 577.0101. NOTIFICATION OF TRANSFER OR REFERRAL. (a) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules governing the transfer or referral of a patient from a private mental hospital to an inpatient mental health facility.
(b) The rules must provide that before a private mental hospital may transfer or refer a patient, the hospital must:
(1) provide to the receiving inpatient mental health facility notice of the hospital's intent to transfer a patient;
(2) provide to the receiving inpatient mental health facility information relating to the patient's diagnosis and condition; and
(3) obtain verification from the receiving inpatient mental health facility that the facility has the space, personnel, and services necessary to provide appropriate care to the patient.
(c) The rules must also require that the private mental hospital send the patient's appropriate records, or a copy of the records, if any, to the receiving inpatient mental health facility.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 705, Sec. 4.07, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1396, eff. April 2, 2015.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability
Subtitle C - Texas Mental Health Code
Chapter 577 - Private Mental Hospitals and Other Mental Health Facilities
Subchapter A. General Provisions; Licensing and Penalties
Section 577.001. License Required
Section 577.003. Additional License Not Required
Section 577.004. License Application
Section 577.005. Investigation and License Issuance
Section 577.007. Change in Bed Capacity
Section 577.008. Requirement of Physician in Charge
Section 577.009. Limitation on Certain Contracts
Section 577.010. Rules and Standards
Section 577.0101. Notification of Transfer or Referral
Section 577.011. Records and Reports
Section 577.012. Destruction of Records
Section 577.013. Investigations
Section 577.016. Denial, Suspension, Probation, or Revocation of License