Tex.
Health & Safety Code Section 571.008
Return of Committed Patient to State of Residence
(a)
The department may return a nonresident patient committed to a department mental health facility or other mental health facility under Section 571.0081 (Return of Committed Patient to State of Residence; Reciprocal Agreements) to the proper agency of the patient’s state of residence.(b)
The department may permit the return of a resident of this state who is committed to a mental health facility in another state.(c)
Subject to Section 571.0081 (Return of Committed Patient to State of Residence; Reciprocal Agreements), the department may enter into reciprocal agreements with the state or local authorities, as defined by Section 571.0081 (Return of Committed Patient to State of Residence; Reciprocal Agreements), of other states to facilitate the return of persons committed to mental health facilities in this state or another state to the states of their residence.(d)
A department facility administrator may detain for not more than 96 hours pending a court order in a commitment proceeding in this state a patient returned to this state from another state where the person was committed.(e)
The state returning a committed patient to another state shall bear the expenses of returning the patient, unless the state agrees to share costs under a reciprocal agreement under Section 571.0081 (Return of Committed Patient to State of Residence; Reciprocal Agreements).
Source:
Section 571.008 — Return of Committed Patient to State of Residence, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.571.htm#571.008 (accessed May 26, 2025).
