Texas Statutes
Subchapter C. Transfer to State Mental Hospital
Section 594.034. Request for Transfer Order

Sec. 594.034. REQUEST FOR TRANSFER ORDER. (a) If the evaluation performed under Section 594.033 reveals that continued hospitalization is necessary for longer than 30 consecutive days, the hospital administrator of the state mental hospital to which a court-committed resident is transferred shall promptly request from the court that originally committed the resident to the residential care facility an order transferring the resident to the hospital.
(b) In support of the request, the hospital administrator shall send two certificates of medical examination for mental illness as described in Section 574.011, stating that the resident is:
(1) a person with mental illness; and
(2) requires observation or treatment in a mental hospital.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.

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