Tex. Health and Safety Code § 263.084
This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 263.084, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.
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§ 263.084. DISCHARGE OF PATIENTS.
Official statutory text
(a) The superintendent shall temporarily or permanently discharge a patient from the hospital if the patient:
(1) is not sick or injured or recovers from the sickness or injury;
(2) wilfully or habitually violates hospital rules; or
(3) is not suitable for treatment for any other reason.
(b) The superintendent shall make a full report of a discharge of a patient from the hospital at the next meeting of the board of managers after the discharge.
(1) is not sick or injured or recovers from the sickness or injury;
(2) wilfully or habitually violates hospital rules; or
(3) is not suitable for treatment for any other reason.
(b) The superintendent shall make a full report of a discharge of a patient from the hospital at the next meeting of the board of managers after the discharge.
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