Section 81.193. Pass From Inpatient Care

TX Health & Safety Code § 81.193 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 81.193. PASS FROM INPATIENT CARE. (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.

(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.

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.