Texas Health and Safety Code 593.092 – Discharge of Person Voluntarily Admitted to Residential Care Facility
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(a) Except as otherwise provided, a resident voluntarily admitted to a residential care facility under a law in force before January 1, 1978, shall be discharged not later than the 96th hour after the time the facility director receives written request from the person on whose application the resident was admitted, or on the resident’s own request.
(b) The facility director may detain the resident for more than 96 hours in accordance with § 593.030.
Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 593.092
- 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
- Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005