Pass From Inpatient Care

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.