(a) A client may not be transferred or discharged except as provided by this chapter and department rules.
(b) This chapter does not apply to the:
(1) transfer of a client for emergency medical, dental, or psychiatric care for not more than 30 consecutive days;
(2) voluntary withdrawal of a client from intellectual disability services; or
(3) discharge of a client by a director because the person is not a person with an intellectual disability according to the results of the determination of an intellectual disability.

Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 594.001

  • 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) A discharge under Subsection (b)(3) is without further hearings, unless an administrative hearing under Subchapter A, Chapter 593, to contest the determination of an intellectual disability is requested.