Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 306 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DELIVERY SYSTEM
Subchapter D - MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES-ADMISSION, DISCHARGE, AND CONTINUITY OF CARE
Division 4 - TRANSFERS AND CHANGING LOCAL MENTAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES OR LOCAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES
Section 306.194 - Transfers Between a State Hospital and Another Facility in Texas

(a) In accordance with Texas Health and Safety Code § 575.011, § 575.014, and § 575.017, an individual may transfer between a state hospital and a psychiatric hospital not operated by HHSC. The state hospital must notify the designated LMHA or LBHA of the transfer. A state hospital must not transfer an individual voluntarily receiving treatment without the consent of the individual or LAR who made the request for voluntary admission in accordance with § 306.175(a)(1) of this subchapter (relating to Voluntary Admission Criteria for a State Hospital or a Facility with a Contracted Psychiatric Bed).

(b) In accordance with Texas Health and Safety Code § 575.015, an individual may transfer from a state hospital to a federal agency. The transferring state hospital must notify the designated LMHA or LBHA of the transfer.

(c) In accordance with Texas Health and Safety Code § 575.016 and § 575.017, an individual may transfer from a facility of the institutional division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to a state hospital.