Sec. 81.199. TRANSFER TO FEDERAL FACILITY. The health authority or department may authorize the head of a health care facility to transfer a person to a federal agency if:
(1) the federal agency sends notice that facilities are available and that the patient is eligible for care or treatment in the facility;
(2) notice of the transfer is sent to the committing court; and
(3) the committing court enters an order approving the transfer.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
