Sec. 612.007. REQUIREMENTS AFFECTING TRANSFERS OF CERTAIN PATIENTS. (a) The compact administrator shall consult with the immediate family of any person proposed to be transferred.
(b) If a person is proposed to be transferred from an institution in this state to an institution in another state that is a party to the compact, the compact administrator may not take final action without the approval of the district court of the district in which the person resides.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability
Subtitle E - Special Provisions Relating to Mental Illness and Mental Retardation
Chapter 612 - Interstate Compact on Mental Health
Section 612.001. Execution of Interstate Compact
Section 612.002. Compact Administrator
Section 612.004. General Powers and Duties of Administrator
Section 612.005. Supplementary Agreements
Section 612.006. Financial Agreements
Section 612.007. Requirements Affecting Transfers of Certain Patients