Texas § HS.575.017 - TRANSFER OF RECORDS
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§ HS.575.017. TRANSFER OF RECORDS
TRANSFER OF RECORDS. The facility administrator of the transferring inpatient mental health facility shall send the patient's appropriate hospital records, or a copy of the records, to the hospital or facility administrator of the mental hospital or state supported living center to which the patient is transferred. Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219 ), Sec. 3.1389, eff. April 2, 2015.
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