(a) The head of a facility may permit a person admitted to the facility under order for extended inpatient management of a person with a communicable disease to leave the facility under a pass.
(b) A pass authorizes the person to leave the facility for not more than 72 hours.

Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 81.193

  • 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 pass may be subject to specified conditions.
(d) A pass may not be authorized without the concurrence of the health authority or department.