Release From Court-Ordered Treatment

Sec. 462.080. RELEASE FROM COURT-ORDERED TREATMENT. (a) The administrator of a facility to which a person has been committed for treatment shall discharge the person when the court order expires. (b) The administrator may discharge a patient before the court order expires if the administrator or physician treating the patient determines that the patient no longer meets the criteria for court-ordered treatment. (c) The administrator of a facility to which the patient has been committed for inpatient services shall consider before discharging the patient whether the patient should receive outpatient court-ordered care or services in accordance with: (1) a furlough under Section 462.077; or (2) a modified order under Section 462.073 that directs the patient to participate in outpatient treatment. (d) A discharge terminates the court order, and the person discharged may not be compelled to submit to involuntary treatment unless a new order is issued in accordance with this subchapter. (e) When a person is discharged under this section, the administrator shall prepare a certificate of discharge and file it with the court that issued the order. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 175, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Amended by: Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 716 (H.B. 171), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2025.