Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 902 - CONTINUITY OF SERVICES-TRANSFERRING INDIVIDUALS FROM STATE SUPPORTED CENTERS TO STATE HOSPITALS
Section 902.1 - Transfer of an Individual from a State Supported Living Center to a State Hospital

(1) An individual committed to an SSLC for residential services may be transferred to a state hospital for mental health care if a licensed physician of the SSLC determines after an examination that care, treatment, and rehabilitation in a state hospital is in the best interest of the individual.

(2) The individual will be returned to the SSLC within 30 calendar days unless a court order transferring the individual is obtained by the state hospital as described in paragraph (3) of this subsection.

(3) If the state hospital determines hospitalization of the individual is necessary for longer than 30 calendar days, the state hospital will request from the committing court an order transferring the individual to the state hospital. In support of the request, the state hospital will submit two certificates of medical examination for a mental illness to the court, as described in Texas Health and Safety Code § 574.011, stating that the individual:

(4) If the state hospital determines an individual who has been transferred to a state hospital under a court order no longer requires hospitalization, the state hospital will request that the committing court approve the return of the individual to the SSLC, in accordance with Texas Health and Safety Code § 594.045.