(a) The health authority or department may direct the head of a facility to which a person was committed for inpatient health services or that provides outpatient health services to discharge the person at any time before the court order expires if the health authority or department determines that the person no longer meets the criteria for court-ordered health services.
(b) The health authority or department shall consider before discharging the person whether the person should receive outpatient health services in accordance with:
(1) a court order; or
(2) a modified order under § 81.182 that directs the person to participate in outpatient health services.

Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 81.196

  • 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 (a) terminates the court order.

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