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Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 574.048

  • 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
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
  • Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005

The facility administrator, after receiving a copy of the writ of commitment and after admitting the patient, shall:
(1) give the person transporting the patient a written statement acknowledging acceptance of the patient and of any personal property belonging to the patient; and
(2) file a copy of the statement with the clerk of the committing court.