Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81.193
This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81.193, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.
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§ 81.193. PASS FROM INPATIENT CARE.
Official statutory text
(a) The head of a facility may permit a person admitted to the facility under order for extended inpatient management of a person with a communicable disease to leave the facility under a pass.
(b) A pass authorizes the person to leave the facility for not more than 72 hours.
(c) The pass may be subject to specified conditions.
(d) A pass may not be authorized without the concurrence of the health authority or department.
(b) A pass authorizes the person to leave the facility for not more than 72 hours.
(c) The pass may be subject to specified conditions.
(d) A pass may not be authorized without the concurrence of the health authority or department.
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