(a) If the evaluation performed under § 594.033 reveals that continued hospitalization is necessary for longer than 30 consecutive days, the hospital administrator of the state mental hospital to which a court-committed resident is transferred shall promptly request from the court that originally committed the resident to the residential care facility an order transferring the resident to the hospital.
(b) In support of the request, the hospital administrator shall send two certificates of medical examination for mental illness as described in § 574.011, stating that the resident is:
(1) a person with mental illness; and
(2) requires observation or treatment in a mental hospital.

Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 594.034

  • 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