Texas Health and Safety Code 462.080 – Release From Court-Ordered Treatment
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(a) The administrator of a facility to which a person has been committed for treatment shall discharge the person when the court order expires.
(b) The administrator may discharge a patient before the court order expires if the administrator determines that the patient no longer meets the criteria for court-ordered treatment.
Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 462.080
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) The administrator of a facility to which the patient has been committed for inpatient services shall consider before discharging the patient whether the patient should receive outpatient court-ordered care or services in accordance with:
(1) a furlough under § 462.077; or
(2) a modified order under § 462.073 that directs the patient to participate in outpatient treatment.
(d) A discharge terminates the court order, and the person discharged may not be compelled to submit to involuntary treatment unless a new order is issued in accordance with this subchapter.
(e) When a person is discharged under this section, the administrator shall prepare a certificate of discharge and file it with the court that issued the order.